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On the recordApril 21, 2015
I can go through there and find over and over and over again where the Corps of Engineers flat out ignored, ignored the provision; and my 10-year-old could tell us exactly what it means.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves criticizes the Corps of Engineers for failing to meet statutory deadlines.

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