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Lamar Alexander: “So I have to go back to these users and say, I'm sorry, we told you that we would fix the Inland Waterways Trust Fund…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
So I have to go back to these users and say, I'm sorry, we told you that we would fix the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and keep the locks open if you would ante up and pay more, and now they are paying more and we're not spending it.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander addresses the issue of unspent funds from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.

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