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Lisa Murkowski: “Indian water rights are vested property rights and resources for which the United States has a trust responsibility.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
Indian water rights are vested property rights and resources for which the United States has a trust responsibility.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski outlines the U.S. trust responsibility regarding Indian water rights.

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