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Clinton: Bad roads, bridges harm economy
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Aug 08, 2007 03:03pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 8, 2007 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CONCORD, N.H. - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton is arguing that unsafe bridges, crowded seaports and clogged highways endanger the economy as well as putting the public at risk.
Last week's fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis underscores the critical need for infrastructure improvements nationwide, Clinton said in remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday afternoon in New Hampshire.
She proposed spending $10 billion over 10 years to repair and upgrade roads, bridges, waterways and seaports.
"Something is very, very wrong when, at the dawn of the 21st century, in the richest country on earth, people are actually nervous about driving over bridges for fear that they'll collapse. Or they're worried that their levees may burst, or their highways may buckle," she said. "The degradation of our infrastructure isn't just a serious threat to our safety — it is also a grave threat to our economy." |
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