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Max Baucus: We too often forget, or choose to forget, an important fact. The Missouri River wasn't plugged up just to benefit our…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
We too often forget, or choose to forget, an important fact. The Missouri River wasn't plugged up just to benefit our friends east of the hundredth meridian.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Baucus highlights the broader purpose of managing the Missouri River beyond regional interests.

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