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Jim Risch: “It is important that they be maintained and that they, where necessary, be rebuilt in order to be safe and, for that…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
It is important that they be maintained and that they, where necessary, be rebuilt in order to be safe and, for that matter, to protect the watershed...
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch emphasizes the need for maintaining water diversion systems in wilderness areas.

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