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On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Let's make the principle of tribal self- governance, which you talk about and never follow--you never give the Indians a break for anything. You pat them on the head, give them a blanket and half a beef, and expect them to be quiet. That is that side over there. You do not support the American Indians. You never have. You pat them on the head and give them a side of beef.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

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