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“U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to President George W. Bush requesting that flood control improvements in the Sacramento area – including vital repairs to the areas levee system – be fully funded in the Presidents FY 2008 budget.

“The region dodged a bullet this past winter, when the run-off from heavy winter storms – which led to a federal disaster declaration in thirty-one Northern and Central California Counties – resulted in dangerous erosion to the regions levees,” Senator Feinstein wrote. “It is my strong belief that those of us in positions of public trust must act when confronted with an imminent threat to those we serve.”

The following is the text of Senator Feinsteins letter to President Bush:

Dear Mr. President:

I write to request that your Fiscal Year 2008 Budget fully fund the Army Corps of Engineers capacity to construct vital flood control improvements in the Sacramento area at $113.5 million. As you know, this is an issue of critical importance to me, to my State, and to the people who live and work in the region.”

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