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Lincoln Chafee: Well, if I might say to the Senator from Maryland, $900 million gets you a pretty good bridge, I think, if the Senator…

On the recordOctober 8, 1997
Well, if I might say to the Senator from Maryland, $900 million gets you a pretty good bridge, I think, if the Senator is discouraged by only $900 million for the bridge. I appreciate their approach to that as well. There have been some estimates that go as high as $1.6 billion. But the Senator ought to be aware of what the House proposal is.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Discussing funding estimates for a bridge project during Senate debate.

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