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John Salazar: Don't they say in the West you can steal my wife but don't steal my water? I don't say that.

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Don't they say in the West you can steal my wife but don't steal my water? I don't say that.
Said by
John Salazar
Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Salazar humorously addresses the importance of water rights in the West.

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