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Ron Wyden: I remember back when, feels like, when I had a full head of hair and rugged good looks, we got, on a bipartisan basis…

On the recordJune 2, 2014
I remember back when, feels like, when I had a full head of hair and rugged good looks, we got, on a bipartisan basis, we got more than $100 million in the Farm bill in the U.S. Senate to send to the Basin.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on past bipartisan efforts to secure funding for the Basin.

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