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Ron Wyden: “Just very briefly, Madam Chair, in our part of the world, disputes in the West about taking water from a river used to…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2010
Just very briefly, Madam Chair, in our part of the world, disputes in the West about taking water from a river used to be resolved with a gun.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on the historical conflict over water rights in the West.

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