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Jon Tester: I would rather have you guys do it than us but I guess push come to shove we could do it through appropriations or…

On the recordMay 7, 2013
I would rather have you guys do it than us but I guess push come to shove we could do it through appropriations or whatever.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Senator Tester expresses preference for the Bureau of Reclamation to handle enforcement.

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