Lamar Alexander actually said...

But we collected money from the commercial users of the locks. I mean, it is one of those unusual circumstances where the barge owners came and said would you please raise our taxes and use those taxes to improve the locks and the waterways.

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Senator Alexander discusses funding from barge owners for waterway improvements.

03/01/2016

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