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On the recordJune 6, 2017
So it is tough for me to accept a 34 percent reduction to the Department's programs that issues conveyances to those who have waited so long to get title to their lands.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski expresses concern over budget cuts affecting land title conveyances for Alaska Natives.

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