02/07/2017
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"Ultimately, the bill would secure the tribe's current and future access to water, the life blood of the community."
"I find it very difficult, knowing the current funding constraints we face in Congress, to fund these Indian water rights settlements solely through discretionary spending."
"water is life"
"The CSKT settlement from the last Congress will possibly cost more than $2 billion."