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Jared Huffman: The leader of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, said recently, 'There is no drought.'

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
The leader of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, said recently, 'There is no drought.'
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes Trump's denial of California's drought conditions.

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