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On the recordJanuary 28, 2025
Our nation's tallest mountain, which has been called Denali for thousands of years, must continue to be known by the rightful name bestowed by Alaska's Koyukon Athabascans, who have stewarded the land since time immemorial.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski defends the name Denali against Trump's renaming order.

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