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Nicholas Begich: “The infrastructure bill started out as a Democrat bill.”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Special Guest Nick Begich: A Brief History, The Next Generation, A New Direction for Alaska

Published June 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 17:35

Tell us about the infrastructure bill and some of the problems you might see with it or some of the, maybe you could talk about some of the benefits of it. Yeah, I think one of the challenges that I've got with The infrastructure bill started out as a Democrat bill. Let's not mistake where this bill originated. It originated in the Senate as a Democrat bill. It was part of a huge omnibus package, even larger than what it is right now. (17:35–17:44)

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