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On the recordJune 22, 2021
How can this Administration claim to support Indigenous peoples at home, when one of your main priorities is based on a global initiative that has sparked serious human rights issues and concerns over Indigenous peoples around the world?
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman questions the Administration's commitment to Indigenous rights amid global conservation initiatives.

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