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Garret Graves: “It is ironic, because they are saying fund LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Fund, when the reality is you are swamp…”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
It is ironic, because they are saying fund LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Fund, when the reality is you are swamp creatures.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves highlights the irony of funding issues related to swamps in Louisiana.

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