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On the recordSeptember 30, 2004
Mr. Speaker, my hope is that we do what is right and that we put first the safety of the American public and pass the reauthorization bill at the level it should be. ... My point earlier was simply that this is another missed opportunity by this leadership. The Republicans control the House, they control the Senate, and they control the White House. Surely, surely they could have worked out a deal. Surely they could have helped accomplish a 6-year extension.
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Lincoln Davis
Tennessee
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Addressing the need for a long-term transportation reauthorization bill during a House debate.

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