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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
If you do not take care of your rotting infrastructure, your crumbling infrastructure, this year, it does not get better next year.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders warns that neglecting infrastructure leads to worsening conditions and higher costs.

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