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Ron Wyden: “I would also ask whether the Committee intends to allow the $26.7 million amount provided for Portland light rail to be…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
I would also ask whether the Committee intends to allow the $26.7 million amount provided for Portland light rail to be utilized either for completion of the Westside project or final design and right-of-way acquisition for the south-north project?
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Inquiring about funding for Portland light rail projects during a committee discussion.

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