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William Orton: It is my time--which runs parallel to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and runs a four-lane highway through a town of 1,700…

On the recordFebruary 6, 1995
It is my time--which runs parallel to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and runs a four-lane highway through a town of 1,700 people; is that from contract authority? Was that from the general formula funding that the State determined? Or where did that funding come from?
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William Orton
Democratic · Utah

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Questioning the source of funding for a highway project during a discussion.

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