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John Garamendi: “The issue of dredging is really an issue of Congress. We authorize and we haven't authorized much recently.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
The issue of dredging is really an issue of Congress. We authorize and we haven't authorized much recently.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi emphasizes Congress's role in authorizing dredging projects, highlighting a lack of recent authorizations.

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