02/12/2013
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"Well, I am very glad to hear you say that because that is our number one issue in Colorado."
"The conservation title, particularly the easement programs like the Grasslands Reserve Program, the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, are absolutely vital to farmers and ranchers in Colorado."
"what in the rest of the country can be seen as a water quality issue, in the West it really is a water quantity issue"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."