04/30/1926
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"I talked yesterday with the conferees and some others relative to the flood bill."
"I want the dam built for the purpose of flood control and for the purpose of giving Southern California a better domestic water supply."
"I do not think that ought to stand in the way of a possible solution."
"I notice that the press dispatches still refer to this as the $325,000,000 bill."