Senator Tom Carper

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Senator Tom Carper @SenatorCarper

.@realdonaldtrump: President Nixon was under investigation when he signed into law the landmark, bipartisan Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, amidst the concurrent Watergate hearings in Congress. Yes, we can investigate and legislate. https://t.co/gVJXnG4LGJ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2019

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Facing the risk of alienating his political base, the president was eager to embrace any excuse that would allow him to avoid taking a principled stand on infrastructure funding. Read my full statement on @realdonaldtrump abandoning infrastructure talks: https://t.co/W9UaIeIRZv — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2019

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Fun fact: This was the first highway law that allowed for highway dollars to be used for public transit, thereby establishing the movement toward intermodal transportation #infrastructure. It was a 3 year bill for $22 billion, which would be roughly $125 billion today. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2019