03/30/2011
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"the Barrasso amendment (title IV) to S. 715, the Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act."
"Your written testimony states that the irrigation funding could then be leveraged to access additional funding for rehab and repairs."
"the Majority Leader's strong influence in micromanaging the selection of nominees to the NRC as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for political gain."
"It appears that politics, not qualifications, were at the heart of the decision."