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Kirsten Engel: “We are right now reeling from issues of drought, a long term…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

Kirsten Engel 9/12/2022

Published September 14, 2022 | Video Starts at 11:59

But I do feel like I have a voice that I believe people will listen to me on this water issues. And we know that We are right now reeling from issues of drought, a long term mega drought that we're in. We're seeing a real crisis on the Colorado River. This is not new. We've been talking about this as Democrats for a couple decades. (11:59–12:06)

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