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Lisa Murkowski: “We have a trust and treaty obligation. That absolutely includes health care, education, housing, and so forth.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
We have a trust and treaty obligation. That absolutely includes health care, education, housing, and so forth.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the government's obligation to provide essential services to the people of King Cove.

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