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Peter Welch: “It is a disgrace, what has happened to our infrastructure in this country. And it is going to be up to this Congress to…”

On the recordApril 30, 2019
It is a disgrace, what has happened to our infrastructure in this country. And it is going to be up to this Congress to finally address it.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch criticizes the state of U.S. infrastructure and calls for congressional action.

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