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On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
This Administration has blasted and bulldozed multiple sites, including burial grounds, along the southern border that are sacred to the religion and culture of the Tohono O'odham Nation without any kind of meaningful tribal consultation.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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Gallego criticizes the destruction of sacred sites for border wall construction.

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