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Peter DeFazio: “Let's spend the tax for the purpose for which it was collected, deal with the maintenance backlog in our harbors, and…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Let's spend the tax for the purpose for which it was collected, deal with the maintenance backlog in our harbors, and more efficiently move freight.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio advocates for using tax funds to improve harbor maintenance.

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