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Peter DeFazio: “When we get too close to the wire on passing an authorization--or when the amount or availability of Federal funding…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
When we get too close to the wire on passing an authorization--or when the amount or availability of Federal funding becomes uncertain with Continuing Resolutions and government shutdowns--it has real effects on stalling highway and transit projects.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio warns about the impact of funding uncertainty on infrastructure projects.

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