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Sheldon Whitehouse: “When we are this far behind in terms of where we should be, I think this particular definition of infrastructure is…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
When we are this far behind in terms of where we should be, I think this particular definition of infrastructure is pretty hard to debate.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Stresses the importance of defining infrastructure amid funding challenges.

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