nine days later, route 9 from wilmington to bennington opened. eight days later, route 4 open. and today all roads destroyed by irene, open. [ applause [ applause ] >> members of our team are here today. i would ask you to please stand. you represent many of vermont construction companies who, along with aot and vermont national guard and the guard troops from around the country, we built us vermont strong and vermont honors you. stand up, team, we need you. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> in this public private partnership with winter looming, we did it right with vermont ingenuity, fiscal prudence and common sense. we rebuilt, for 35 cents on the dollar, bringing total estimated damage down to 250 million for state roads and infrastructure and 140 million for town roads thanks to the skill of the best congressional delegation in america, senator leahy, senator welch, the leahy amendment became law to make sure we would get federal aid in our time of need, bringing the general fund to $30 million. please recognize me in the great work of senator leahy, senator welch and the

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whole state of vermont and and guess what, guess what, nine days later we arrows from wilmington to benningtonter from woodstock, opened and today all roads destroyed by irene ar open triet [applause] you know, we have got members of the team, murkowski here today, and i would like to ask you to please stand. you represent many construction companies who are in the vermont national guard and the guard troops around the country. we built us vermont strong and vermont honors you stand up. thank you so much. [applause] in his public-private partnership we did it right with the vermont ingenuity common sense. we rebuilt for 35 cents on the dollar total estimated damage down to under 50 million a month hundred 40 million for town roads for the skill of the congressional delegation in america senator leahy welch that he would get federal aid that we needed more time we need reducing our objective cost to the general fund to $30 million. please come join me in recognizing the great work of senator patrick leahy, senator bernie sanders and, peter welch and the partners at fema. [applause] there are tw

whole state of vermont and and guess what, guess what, nine days later we arrows from wilmington to benningtonck, opened and today all roads destroyed by irene ar open triet [applause] you know, we have got members of the team, murkowski here today, and i would like to ask you to please stand. you represent many construction companies who are in the vermont national guard and the guard troops around the country. we built us vermont strong and vermont honors you stand up. thank you so much. [applause] in his public-private partnership we did it right with the vermont ingenuity common sense.