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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Do you feel, I think it was asked, as a general proposition that Congress, after the fact, should feel free to unilaterally amend an Indian land or a water rights settlement without the consent of the tribe?
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Grijalva raises concerns about Congress's authority to amend settlements without tribal consent.

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