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On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
I do not think coastal projects should be second class citizens in your budget by this kind of a factor of 37 to 1.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse argues against the disproportionate funding favoring inland over coastal projects.

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