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On the recordJuly 19, 2023
I do want to be clear, though, this legislation in no way absolves the Federal Government of its actions in one of the deadliest Indian massacres in our Nation's history.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski clarifies that the legislation does not excuse past government actions.

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