On the recordMay 27, 1903
I do not believe that Congress has for many years passed any law relating to our internal development so wise as the irrigation law of a year ago.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do not believe that Congress has for many years passed any law relating to our internal development so wise as the irrigation law of a year ago.
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