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On the recordOctober 27, 2015
Congress, and its function, is critically important. And this institution is important, but it is an institution ripe for getting politicized on almost every issue.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva warns about the politicization of Congress affecting tribal recognition processes.

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