Obviously, differences of opinion are what makes for horse races, Mr. President, and the Senator from Idaho can believe what he will about what the language provides. I can tell him that my intent was and our intent was in drafting this language to make it crystal clear that with regard to existing water rights, with regard to new water rights, with regard to Federal reserved water rights, we were not changing the law. And that is what we say.
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