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Elissa Slotkin: “The Canadians paid up front for the bridge and we are paying…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 01:52

For a big five axle vehicle, it's $43 to go across the Gordie Hal, as opposed to $100 going across the Ambassador Bridge. So there's definitely a difference there. The Canadians paid up front for the bridge and we are paying them back through the tolls that are collected over the next few decades. frankly, the pedestrian side of the bridge. So the area where you can walk and bike across the Gordie Howe will be open on August 5th. (01:52–02:02)

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Asserts that Canada paid upfront for the Gordie Howe Bridge, and the U.S. is repaying through tolls.

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