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August 18, 2017

Senator: 'Buy America' plan needs flexibility

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has said that President Donald Trump's “Buy America” plan needs flexibility when it comes to government-funded projects like the move to replace an aging Alaska ferry serving Kodiak, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands.

Murkowski, a Republican, spoke to reporters Monday and was responding to a recent report by the Juneau Empire that plans for a new oceangoing ferry may be being put at risk by federal policies.


 
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