Jon Tester actually said...

The unprecedented flooding in the Mississippi River basin last year further drove home the necessity of passing a long-term reauthorization that offers Americans and Montanans certainty in the face of risk.

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Tester cites recent flooding as a reason for urgent reauthorization of the program.

05/08/2012

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