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National Irrigation Act Legacy Shaped by Democrats and Roosevelt
Discussion recounts how the National Reclamation Act emerged from Western compromise and a coalition led by Democrats with President Roosevelt. Newlands details the battle in Congress, the 1901 bill structure, and the rejection of state cession in favor of a centralized national irrigation program. The piece notes a Democratic majority passage and the expanding reclamation fund fueling 23 projects across 16 states as of December.
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Flanigan
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Newlands
Congress
Sheridan
Wyoming
Reclamation Service
McKinley
Shafroth and Bell
Colorado
Nevada
Irrigation Committee
House
Committee On Irrigation
Committee On Public Lands
Newell
Mead
Secretary of the Interior
Shafroth
Bell
Pettigrew
Senate
Committee On Irrigation of the House
Roosevelt
Mr. Newlands
Cheyenne
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Montana
Idaho
Mondell
Warren
Bull
Washington
Cannon
Republican Party
Democratic Party
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Waite House
Polly
Tie
House of Representatives
Democrata
Eveseveess