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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 08 > Wyden hopeful on bridge repair bill

Wyden hopeful on bridge repair bill

Minneapolis collapse shows need for funding

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
September 8, 2007

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden has twice tried and failed to pass a bill providing more money to repair aging U.S. roads and bridges. But following the collapse of a major Minneapolis bridge last month, he thinks lawmakers will take the issue more seriously.

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