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Bernie Sanders: “But what I can say is that where the spending is going, makes a lot of sense to me. It's directed toward bridges, roads…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
But what I can say is that where the spending is going, makes a lot of sense to me. It's directed toward bridges, roads, water systems, wastewater plants, broadband, heavily funded. That's the good news. That's we need to spend money in that area because our infrastructure is crumbling.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders expresses support for the infrastructure spending in the bipartisan bill while raising concerns about how it will be funded.

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