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Daniel Inouye: “That is why concerns which are premised on the manner in which Federal Indian law provides for the respective…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
That is why concerns which are premised on the manner in which Federal Indian law provides for the respective governmental authorities of the state governments and Indian tribal governments simply don't apply in Hawaii.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye asserts that federal Indian law concerns do not apply in Hawaii.

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