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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
Our budget does not really reflect in any way that I can find the infrastructure deficit that we have.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse highlights the budget's failure to address infrastructure deficits.

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