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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordDecember 5, 2023
The Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act will make the P.L. 83-566 program work for the West.
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

McGovern emphasizes the importance of the Healthy Watersheds Act for western states' water management.

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