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mcar

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39. Not big enough?

Reply to mcar (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 7, 2021, 08:24 PM

Nov 2021

What, in your opinion, is big enough?

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INFRASTRUCTURE DETAILS (per White House)

—$40b bridges
—$11b safety
—$39b transit
—$66b Amtrak/rail
—$7.5b e-vehicle chargers
—$5b clean buses
—$17b ports
—$25b airports
—$50b water resilience
—$55b drinking water
—$65b broadband
—$21b enviro remediation
—$73b power/clean energy

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