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On the recordMay 16, 2017
There is no point building to a set of conditions that are not going to be the case in 20 years, not if you are building infrastructure.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of future conditions in infrastructure planning.

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