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Ed Markey: Statistically, Indians are the most impoverished group of people in our country and suffer from the highest rates of…

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
Statistically, Indians are the most impoverished group of people in our country and suffer from the highest rates of unemployment.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey highlights the economic struggles faced by Indigenous peoples in the U.S.

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