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Jack Reed: “The Senate fought hard to ensure that there was an 80/20 split in funding for transportation and transit projects and…”

On the recordJune 27, 2006
The Senate fought hard to ensure that there was an 80/20 split in funding for transportation and transit projects and this cut, I believe, violates the spirit.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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congress.gov
Jun 27, 2006

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Senator Reed discusses the funding split for transportation and transit projects.

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