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Norma Torres: “During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there was a de facto moratorium on land into trust acquisitions.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California

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Highlights concerns about past land trust policies affecting tribes.

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