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Tom McClintock: “If that is the case, what I said to their economist, you had better study the effect on lost construction, lost jobs…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
If that is the case, what I said to their economist, you had better study the effect on lost construction, lost jobs, lost economic activity, if we cannot replace the water that you are going to take.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock emphasizes the economic impact of potential water shortages.

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