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On the recordNovember 29, 2022
With your permission, through the Chair, far be it from me to delay the passage of this law, which I know has been worked on by Native people and staffers for many, many years, but I just wanted to make my private commitment to the Senator from Alaska, the vice chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, public. We are absolutely committed, one way or another, to passing the Don Young lands act, and I just wanted to make that clear on the Senate floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
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Democratic · Hawaii
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