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Maine needs Biden’s infrastructure plan
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No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Susan Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support, “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing.
Collins and other Republicans reject the Biden jobs and infrastructure plan because it includes more than what they consider as infrastructure. There was a time when roads, railways, ports, water, sewers, and electric grids covered the definition of infrastructure. The price tag to repair and support this old infrastructure system would be lower. But what good does it do us to save money by not providing for future needs?
Letter to the editor: Better broadband will shape Maine’s economic future
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No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Susan Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support: “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing.
Collins and other Republicans reject President Biden’s jobs and infrastructure plan because it includes more than what they consider as infrastructure. There was a time when roads, railways, ports, water, sewers and electric grids covered the definition of infrastructure. The price tag to repair and support this old infrastructure system would be lower. But what good does it do us to save money by not providing for future needs?
Letter: Maine’s economic future depends on better infrastructure
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No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support: “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing.
Collins and other Republicans reject the Biden jobs and infrastructure plan because it includes more than what they consider as infrastructure. There was a time when roads, railways, ports, water, sewers and electric grids covered the definition of infrastructure. The price tag to repair and support this old infrastructure system would be lower. But what good does it do us to save money by not providing for future needs?