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On the recordMarch 23, 2023
When you get into these rural communities, just think about how many reservations and tribal lands we have that have no running water, no plumbing. That should not happen in this America.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Schatz highlights the lack of basic infrastructure in rural and tribal communities.

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