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Dick Durbin: “This levee system is one the most, if not the most, advanced and successful flood control structures in the world.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
This levee system is one the most, if not the most, advanced and successful flood control structures in the world.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the effectiveness of the Mississippi River levee system.

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