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On the recordJuly 7, 2020
systemic underfunding of healthcare on these reservations was having a devastating consequence to the health of Native Americans across our Nation.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy addresses the long-term healthcare issues faced by Native American communities.

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