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On the recordMay 15, 2013
There is no amount of time that is ever going to make up that loss, but Congress felt that was not only a gesture, but a necessary, just thing to do.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva reflects on the irreversible loss of land and Congress's response.

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