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Darin LaHood: “When you hear about the history of going from 2.3 billion acres to 1.38 billion down to 48 million, you really see there…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
When you hear about the history of going from 2.3 billion acres to 1.38 billion down to 48 million, you really see there is a historic duty here on behalf of Congress and on behalf of the Federal Government to try to right this wrong as best we can.
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Darin LaHood
Republican · Illinois

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Emphasizing Congress's responsibility to rectify historical land loss for tribes.

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