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George H.W. Bush: This amount far exceeds the Federal government's maximum potential legal liability for an alleged breach by the United…

On the recordJune 18, 1991
This amount far exceeds the Federal government's maximum potential legal liability for an alleged breach by the United States of a 1965 water deferral agreement.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 429 - Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991

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