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Marisol Chen
Politics
Marisol Chen writes about American politics. She has worked in two state legislatures and is unimpressed by most of what she has seen.
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Opinion · Lead
The infrastructure bill didn't fail. The Senate did.
Four votes stood between this country and the bridges, broadband, and bus depots we've been promised for a decade. Here is the receipt for what we paid in deadlock — and who signed it.
May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
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