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Senator Susan Collins | Infrastructure Package

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Senator Susan Collins | Infrastructure Package

Senator Collins speaks to The WGAN Morning News on the Infrastructure package. Senator Collins was part of bipartisan group of senators that developed a plan for $550 billion in new spending that is part of the nearly $1 trillion package. Senator Collins was part of the core group of 10 that brokered the deal. Senator King was part of the larger group that supported it.

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