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On the recordApril 21, 2015
The proposal is fundamentally flawed, if implemented, the rule will lead to the executive branch creation of tribes, not the acknowledgment of tribes as authorized by Congress.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

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Young criticizes a proposed rule for potentially undermining congressional authority in tribal recognition.

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