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Jack Reed: “I think that is very appropriate, and I think, in addition to what you laid out, there are probably secondary and…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I think that is very appropriate, and I think, in addition to what you laid out, there are probably secondary and tertiary effects.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed emphasizes the broader impacts of funding interruptions on transit operations.

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