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Jeff Sessions: “In 1956, you apparently felt it was necessary to get approval for 10 million gallons per day. It seems to me if you…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2013
In 1956, you apparently felt it was necessary to get approval for 10 million gallons per day. It seems to me if you jumped that to 170 million gallons per day, you for sure ought to get congressional approval.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the need for congressional approval for increased water withdrawal from Lake Lanier.

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