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Most of the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system are over 60 years old and many are in serious need of repair and rehabilitation.

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Ron Kind
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 16
Lawyer
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U.S. Representative
La Crosse
Wisconsin
Ronald James Kind
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