03/16/2010
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"S. 2779 and H.R. 3671, introduced by Senator Klobuchar, to authorize a study of groundwater on the Upper Mississippi River Basin."
"Thank you, Madame Chair, for convening this hearing on my bill, the Upper Mississippi River Protection Act (S. 2779)."
"But isn't this the one that you just told Senator Durbin has the $1.6 billion in it, and we are looking at over almost $10 billion for this right now."
"I just think we have to protect the taxpayers from taking those risks, because it was not their decision to go down 5,000 feet and take this risk."