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Lamar Alexander: “An important example of the administration's failure to set priorities is in my home State of Tennessee: the lack of any…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
An important example of the administration's failure to set priorities is in my home State of Tennessee: the lack of any funds in the president's budget request to restart replacement of Chickamauga Lock.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander points out funding issues for a key infrastructure project in Tennessee.

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