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Joe Courtney: “I think that many were frustrated by the process, in terms of how opaque it was, the fact that it took a long time.”

On the recordApril 21, 2015
I think that many were frustrated by the process, in terms of how opaque it was, the fact that it took a long time.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Joe Courtney discusses frustrations with the opaque and lengthy tribal recognition process.

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