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Jay Rockefeller: In 2009 alone, congestion cost consumers and businesses well over $115 billion in wasted time and fuel.

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
In 2009 alone, congestion cost consumers and businesses well over $115 billion in wasted time and fuel.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller cites the significant economic cost of traffic congestion in 2009.

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