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Mike Simpson: “They just have fewer people amongst whom to split up the costs, and so it is more per homeowner.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
They just have fewer people amongst whom to split up the costs, and so it is more per homeowner.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson discusses the financial burden on small communities regarding clean water costs.

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