… want to express our tremendous sorrow at the loss of a great member, great, great, great member, Congressman Doug LaMalfa, who passed away yesterday, as you probably have heard. And He [Doug LaMalfa] was the leader of the Western Caucus, a fierce champion on California water issues. He was great on water. He wanted release the water. He'd scream at him. And a true defender of American children. He was a defender of everybody. (11:52–11:59)
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