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Frank Lucas: “The forefathers that thought prevention was much wiser to deal with must be turning over in their graves at the way we…”

On the recordApril 12, 2012
The forefathers that thought prevention was much wiser to deal with must be turning over in their graves at the way we look at flood control today.
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Frank Lucas
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lucas criticizes current flood control approaches compared to historical prevention methods.

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