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On the recordApril 13, 2021
We cannot afford to limit our conversations on infrastructure to roads and bridges. Social infrastructure must be part of any bill we move forward if we are to maintain America's competitiveness in the global economy.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Stressing the importance of including social infrastructure in discussions on national infrastructure.

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