Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, hailed the Senate committee's action and said she believes it will be sustained in the House. "This is very critical," she said. "People in the House have seen our levees, and the seriousness of the risk."
I'll say.
The Senate Appropriations Committee just approved $22.3 million in emergency levee repair for California, something the House rejected. It was a pretty good day for that sort of thing.
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