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Tom McClintock: Droughts are nature's fault. They happen. But water shortages are our fault.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
Droughts are nature's fault. They happen. But water shortages are our fault.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock emphasizes that while droughts are natural, water shortages result from policy choices.

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