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Ronald Reagan: “It could establish a highly undesirable precedent for making all Indian social service programs a part of the Federal…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 1983
It could establish a highly undesirable precedent for making all Indian social service programs a part of the Federal government's 'very general' trust responsibility.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Memorandum Returning Without Approval a Bill To Amend the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Assistance Act of 1978

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