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Jared Huffman: It saddens me that this taking of indigenous land or disparaging of our self-determination does not seem to meet the…

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
It saddens me that this taking of indigenous land or disparaging of our self-determination does not seem to meet the threshold of a human rights issue to the authors of this legislation.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman expresses concern over the disregard for indigenous rights in legislation.

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