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On the recordFebruary 8, 2024
When the tribe asked Congressman Don Young to cosponsor the bill years ago, he looked me in the eye and said, so the landowners get resolved, the tribe still has to prove its case, are you sure that is what you want? I said, yes, sir, it is. He said, fair enough.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

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Don Young emphasized the need for the tribe to prove its case despite resolving landowner issues.

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