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Don Young: “With all due respect to the BLM, and this is not meant for you, they manage Native lands in Trust. In my estimate, they…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
With all due respect to the BLM, and this is not meant for you, they manage Native lands in Trust. In my estimate, they mis-spent, mis-used and frankly were very corrupt in the $27 billion, I think, they took from the Natives in their leasing practices.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Young criticizes the Bureau of Land Management's handling of Native lands and finances.

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