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Tom McClintock: “Forty million people and 5.5 million acres of productive farmland now depend on the water stored behind these dams.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2019
Forty million people and 5.5 million acres of productive farmland now depend on the water stored behind these dams.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock highlights the reliance of millions on water from Colorado River dams.

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