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Jared Huffman: your testimony that we should continue the 120-year policy of beneficiary pays and look at things like cost…

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
your testimony that we should continue the 120-year policy of beneficiary pays and look at things like cost effectiveness when we consider Federal investments in water infrastructure has touched a nerve.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman responds to Sewell's testimony on federal water investment policies.

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