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Kirsten Engel: “We cannot be just leaving ourselves open to foreign…”

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

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LD18 May 23, 2023 - Speaker Kirsten Engel for U.S. Congress

Published | Video Starts at 05:06

Yes, we need to fight for our fair share of the Colorado river in Washington, but we also need to institute smart water policies here at home. And We cannot be just leaving ourselves open to foreign corporations like Saudi Arabia to be pumping out our groundwater. We need to be tackling the climate crisis which is behind our drought conditions. And we can do so with smart policies and ones that create jobs. (05:06–05:15)

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Claims that foreign corporations are exploiting Arizona's groundwater.

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