Kentucky governor urges senators to pass river bill

Friday, December 14, 2012

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Gov. Steve Beshear urged U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday to sponsor legislation that would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release water from dams on the Missouri River to raise the water level on the Mississippi River, where drought conditions soon could halt barge traffic.

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