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On the recordMarch 2, 2015
The $18 billion over the next 6 years to implement what I think is a new freight strategy for our country so we can be more competitive at our ports is critically important.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell emphasizes the importance of a new freight strategy for U.S. competitiveness.

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