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John Garamendi: “What the Chairman is suggesting is that we throw that accord aside and start the fighting once more.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
What the Chairman is suggesting is that we throw that accord aside and start the fighting once more.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

He criticizes the Chairman's proposal to disregard a long-standing agreement on water management.

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