I hope very much that, as we look at WIFIAs and TIFIAs, we can at least be thinking about the prospect of a coastal IFIA.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “I hope very much that, as we look at WIFIAs and TIFIAs, we can at least be thinking about the prospect of a coastal…”
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Whitehouse advocates for considering coastal infrastructure funding in light of climate impacts.
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