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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
to bring Rhode Island's highway system to a State of good repair, we would have to double our current spending levels for 10 years.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the need for increased spending to repair Rhode Island's highways.

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