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Peter DeFazio: “Last time I checked--and someone on the panel can probably correct me--the Corps had more than a $40 billion--``b,''…”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
Last time I checked--and someone on the panel can probably correct me--the Corps had more than a $40 billion--``b,'' billion--backlog of critical infrastructure that needed repair or replacement. That is not acceptable.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio criticizes the Corps for a significant backlog in infrastructure repairs.

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