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On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
It makes you wish that back in the day, when things were easy to build, they just built everything, and we would still be enjoying these benefits.
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Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California

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LaMalfa reflects on missed opportunities to build water infrastructure in the past.

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