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On the recordMarch 1, 2022
I understand there has been some suggestion that the Department should not make any efforts to mitigate transportation greenhouse gas emissions or to ensure infrastructure resilience in the implementation of the Infrastructure Bill.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse addresses concerns about the Department's commitment to climate efforts in infrastructure.

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