Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 7, 2021
Our reasons for keeping them out of it are rooted in fear, distrust, and assumptions about their capacity to soundly administer the law that all ought to be long since in our past.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the need to overcome distrust towards tribal governments.

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