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Peter DeFazio: “The status quo has been, we are frozen in amber. We are refusing to invest in our infrastructure.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The status quo has been, we are frozen in amber. We are refusing to invest in our infrastructure.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes the lack of investment in infrastructure and the need for change.

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