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On the recordNovember 14, 2011
Water rights are a sacred issue in the West, and any attempt to upset the balance of state water law and primacy is something that will be taken very seriously by this Congress.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the importance of water rights in the West and Congress's seriousness about maintaining state water law.

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