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Raul Ruiz: “H.R. 3764 will take away the Secretary of the Interior's authority to acknowledge tribes, and places it solely in the…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2015
H.R. 3764 will take away the Secretary of the Interior's authority to acknowledge tribes, and places it solely in the hands of Congress.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz expresses concern over Congress gaining sole authority over tribal recognition.

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