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Jared Huffman: the argument that this is somehow saving the taxpayers money is at odds with the fact that if the Federal Government…

On the recordMay 23, 2016
the argument that this is somehow saving the taxpayers money is at odds with the fact that if the Federal Government were required to somehow build this drain under existing law, the Westlands Water District would have to pay for that.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes the financial implications of the agreement for taxpayers.

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