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>> good morning everybody. im pleased to call this senate agriculture subcommittee on conservation, climate, forestry and natural resources to order. im also grateful to ranking member martial honest partnership on organizing this hearing on water resilience. i know he shares my concern about the drought the west faces, especially relating to the declining water levels in the -- hour purpose this morning simple, to sound the alarm about the water crisis in the american west. the west h...

in 1200 years, 1200 years. if we dont get our act together here it will not only put our western agriculture at risk but the american west as we know it. my state sits at the headwaters of the colorado river which starts as snow in the rockies before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea of cortez. the colorado river basin is the lifeblood of the american southwest, it provides the drinking water for 40 million people. thats across seven states and 30 current. it arrogates 5 million acr...

[inaudible conversations] >> good morning everybody. im pleased to call the subcommittee meeting on conservation climate, forestry and natural resourcesli to order and im also grateful to ranking member marshall for his partnership in organizing todays hearing on western water resilience. i know he shares my concerns about the unprecedented drought the west faces especially as it relates to the declining water levels in the ogle la la aquifer. our purpose this morning is simple, to sou...

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