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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Obviously, my colleagues in the Chicagoland area, including Senator Durbin and I, are deeply disappointed, a mild expression, in discussion with the McCook Reservoir and the funding there.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois
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Quigley expresses disappointment over funding issues for the McCook Reservoir project.

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