Two Arizona congressmen, one Democrat and one Republican, are calling on the Trump administration to stop holding back billions of dollars meant to fight the historic drought choking the Colorado River. They warn the money could disappear if it isn’t spent soon. Reps. Greg Stanton and Andy Biggs, a Democrat and Republican respectively, co-signed the letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and budget chief Russell Vought on April 9, demanding the government release unspent drought relief funds that Congress set aside nearly four years ago. … The problem, the lawmakers say, is that federal officials are using the cash as leverage.

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