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On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
I don't want the Congress or this Committee to be the arbiter of who should be recognized and who shouldn't be recognized.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Johanns emphasizes that tribal recognition should be handled by the Interior Department, not Congress.

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