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Eni Faleomavaega: “Senator Dole, to her credit, when she was elected, the first bill Senator Dole dropped as a U.S. Senator was to…”

On the recordJune 7, 2007
Senator Dole, to her credit, when she was elected, the first bill Senator Dole dropped as a U.S. Senator was to recognize this tribe, because she realized this bill had been held up for those 32 years over in the Senate, even though the U.S. House had passed it twice. So that is why this is a bipartisan, bicameral effort. Senator Dole's bill tracks the same language that we have here in the House. This is an effort we all recognize to correct an injustice that should have never happened.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa
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Discussing the recognition of a tribe and the bipartisan efforts to pass related legislation.

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