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Cliff Bentz: “The water stored in Klamath Lake is available to the farmers…”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Congressman Bentz Telephone Town Hall: September 8, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

And that agreement was then the foundation for the Trump administration, Department of Interior, to determine that The water stored in Klamath Lake is available to the farmers and not for fish flows. Indeed, that was consistent and is consistent with the original concept underlying stored water. So I'm very, very happy that my bill provided a foundation for that type of, of guidance on the Klamath River. (09:07–09:16)

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Asserts that water in Klamath Lake is designated for farmers, not fish flows.

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