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Tom McClintock: No one would argue for the need for additional water facilities, but I think you would have to agree that 200 billion…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
No one would argue for the need for additional water facilities, but I think you would have to agree that 200 billion gallons of water would have made all of the difference in the world in the Central Valley if it hadn't been diverted for the delta smelt.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasizes the impact of water diversion on California's Central Valley.

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