Northwest lawmakers urge Obama admin to focus on treaty talks

摘要

The congressional delegations from Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho yesterdayrnbanded together to call on the Obama administration to prioritize action this year on a treatyrnthat governs the Pacific Northwest's mightiest waterway.rnIn a letter sent to President Obama, the bipartisan group of 26 lawmakers touted thernimportance of the Columbia River Treaty, a 1964 agreement between the United States andrnCanada that manages the Columbia River, from flood provisions to hydropower sharing.