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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Jan 22, 1999

I rise to introduce legislation that will establish the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services as an Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.

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Sep 19, 1996

a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

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Sep 19, 1996

a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

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Sep 18, 1996

a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

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Jan 17, 1996

. . . Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency.

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Jan 17, 1996

... Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency. But my friends, these things we hold dear, will wither and die unless they are watered by a strong…

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May 18, 1994

All federally-recognized Indian tribes are to be treated the same by the Federal Government under the IRA.

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May 18, 1994

The recognition of an Indian tribe by the Federal Government is just that--the recognition that there is a sovereign entity with governmental authority which predates the U.S. Constitution and with which the Federal Government has…

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