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Peter DeFazio: “We have put $53 billion into the facilities and equipment over the last 20 years.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
We have put $53 billion into the facilities and equipment over the last 20 years.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio highlights significant investment in infrastructure over two decades.

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