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Pramila Jayapal: “I thank the gentlewoman for raising that because this elimination of TIGER grants affects cities across the country--red…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
I thank the gentlewoman for raising that because this elimination of TIGER grants affects cities across the country--red States, blue States, Republican, and urban. We have a lot of those TIGER grants that have paid for our roads, rails, transit, ports, and new transportation projects. Perhaps I will turn it back to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin. Would you be surprised to know that the budget actually slashes job training programs for distressed workers by 65 percent?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
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Jul 18, 2017

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