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On the recordMay 18, 2011
As I understand your testimony, Mr. Murillo, Reclamation does not question the need for a rural water system in the area of eastern Montana that's covered currently under the bill, but part of the reason that you're unable to support the project is that there's currently a backlog of funding for the projects that are already authorized.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen addresses funding issues affecting the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System project.

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