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Christopher Shays: Reclaiming my time, they recognized name only. That is all the tribe asked for. They wanted nothing else. And it wasn't…

On the recordJune 7, 2007
Reclaiming my time, they recognized name only. That is all the tribe asked for. They wanted nothing else. And it wasn't Congress that did it against their objection. They did exactly what they asked for.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing the recognition of a tribe's name in Congress.

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