06/25/2024
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"It is through the creation of these types of projects that we have been able to create--and I will use the word again--the bounty that we have in the interior West."
"Forty-eight percent of the surface estate in Wyoming is owned by the Federal Government, and 65 percent of our mineral estate is owned by the Federal Government."
"We have also learned of the incredible benefits that these projects provide in relation to irrigation and what irrigation has done in terms of creating the bounty that we have in the interior Western ..."
"So, when I come to a meeting like this or a hearing like this and we talk about water, I think one of the things that is incredibly important is that you have to understand that for the interior West ..."