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Manuel Lujan: “As we are talking about the importance of how we can achieve cost savings to taxpayers across the country, it is…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2010
As we are talking about the importance of how we can achieve cost savings to taxpayers across the country, it is important that we understand the laws and the protections that are held to those individuals that are senior water rights users, which clearly is the reason why so many people could be impacted. And as litigation continues, the cost of litigation adds additional cost to the taxpayers of the country.
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Manuel Lujan
Republican · New Mexico
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govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2010

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Speaker Lujan discusses the financial implications of water rights and litigation costs for taxpayers.

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