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On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
The allocation for the Territories was frozen at a flat dollar amount, and that continues to this day.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett discusses the negative impact of frozen funding on the Territorial Highway Program.

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