Bob Casey Jr.: “I was able to secure nearly a billion dollars to replace the…”

“Without our waterways, the region's entire economy would come to a standstill, threatening some 200,000 jobs. Thanks to the infrastructure law and persistent work over many years to highlight just how vital these waterways are, I was able to secure nearly a billion dollars to replace the Montgomery Locks and Dam in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. and invest in the broader waterway system. In 2016, during a phone call with county commissioners in southwestern Pennsylvania, one of the commissioners just started to scream into the phone.” (15:06–15:15)

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