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On the recordNovember 3, 2009
I recognize and respect the feeling of obligation that you feel and I share for the oppression and the injustice that has been visited by our nation on Native Americans.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal acknowledges the historical injustices faced by Native Americans and the need for redress.

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