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On the recordApril 13, 2011
One of the solutions that we have proposed in Rhode Island is to put tolls on I-95 to generate some of our own funding since the Federal funding is insufficient for these purposes.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse discusses tolls on I-95 as a funding solution for Rhode Island's infrastructure.

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