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Joe Courtney: “Unfortunately, the BIA goes far beyond merely changing process--it also changes substantive law by radically rewriting…”

On the recordApril 21, 2015
Unfortunately, the BIA goes far beyond merely changing process--it also changes substantive law by radically rewriting criteria for recognition.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney criticizes the BIA for altering substantive law on tribal recognition.

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