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Sen. Jeff Flake: States should determine primary responses to drought

Travis Arbon, Cronkite News//April 5, 2016//[read_meter]

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Sen. Jeff Flake: States should determine primary responses to drought

Sen. Jeff Flake: States should determine primary responses to drought

Travis Arbon, Cronkite News//April 5, 2016//[read_meter]

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, speaks at the 2016 Business of Water Summit in Phoenix. In his remarks, Flake outlined his criteria for federal legislation to...

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