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On the recordMarch 8, 2016
My constituents are really concerned about the impacts the change in administration will have on these negotiations, and I wanted to urge you today to push the administration to begin these formal negotiations with Canada.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray urges for immediate negotiations on the Columbia River Treaty amid administrative changes.

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