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Melanie Stansbury: “As we consider the 2022 Water Resources Development Act, many of you know, our West and our communities across the…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
As we consider the 2022 Water Resources Development Act, many of you know, our West and our communities across the Southwest are gripped by the worst drought that we have seen in 1,200 years.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Melanie Stansbury highlights severe drought conditions in the Southwest linked to climate change.

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