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On the recordApril 17, 2018
Today I will focus my questions on four main areas: making our Nation's water infrastructure a priority; properly funding our inland waterways system; adequately funding our Nation's ports and harbors; and using a more common-sense approach to making decisions about which projects receive funding by looking at the 'remaining benefit to cost ratio' of an ongoing project.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Lamar Alexander emphasizes the importance of prioritizing water infrastructure and funding decisions.

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