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John McCain: “I can assure you, and I can assure the witness, it was never the intent of Senator Inouye and I, through weeks and…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
I can assure you, and I can assure the witness, it was never the intent of Senator Inouye and I, through weeks and months of hearings, to have air-dropped, no matter what rationale you are using for it, because of some settlement, to have reservations that have non-contiguous Indian gaming air-dropped in the center of a metropolitan city without at least the people of that area being allowed to vote on it, at least.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain clarifies the original intent of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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