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Paul Gosar: “I am from Arizona and we drink whiskey because water is for fighting over.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
I am from Arizona and we drink whiskey because water is for fighting over.
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Paul Gosar
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Gosar emphasizes the importance of water rights in the West.

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