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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
As I think you put it--the size of the reservation, the overworked officers, and the problems that they have in trying to address the needs. And I said at the time if it keeps you up at night, it keeps me up at night. We are going to work on this, try to solve it.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson empathizes with concerns about reservation challenges and commits to addressing them.

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