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On the recordJune 15, 2009
I guess one of the points I am trying to make is that the Corps will say, well, under Option 1 we are going to match at the lake the pumping capacity that the city has in the center of the city.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter critiques the Corps' flood management plan and its implications for water storage.

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