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Martin Heinrich: “The basin should not be forced to choose between stabilizing the present and negotiating the future.”

On the recordJune 26, 2026
The basin should not be forced to choose between stabilizing the present and negotiating the future.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Senate committee hearing on Colorado River crisis

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