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John Garamendi: “I suspect that a lot of the problem that we have heard from various--from us and others comes not so much from the Corps…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
I suspect that a lot of the problem that we have heard from various--from us and others comes not so much from the Corps but rather from us.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi highlights that funding issues stem from Congress, not the Corps.

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