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On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
That is the binding contract the United States entered into with Tribes, and from those treaties and other laws has arisen the United States' sacred trust responsibility to the Indian Nations and our peoples.
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Joe Garcia
Democratic · Florida

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Joe Garcia highlights the U.S. government's obligation to uphold treaties with tribes.

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