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Patty Murray: “I sent a letter to you all back in February urging you to move quickly on the study so that we will know what we need to…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2010
I sent a letter to you all back in February urging you to move quickly on the study so that we will know what we need to do to protect our Green River Valley communities, and I can't stress enough how important it is that the Corps get that done.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray emphasizes the urgency of completing a study for flood protection at Howard Hanson Dam.

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