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On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
the costs are prohibitive on these projects now. And I look at the Hoover Dam and all the other magnificent dams during the Roosevelt years.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock critiques current perceptions of dam construction costs compared to historical projects.

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