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On the recordApril 29, 2019
I have a letter here from a BIA regional office telling tribal leaders in my own district that the Department is closing an office and consolidating the workload to another office.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva addresses concerns about the Bureau of Indian Affairs restructuring affecting tribal offices.

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