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On the recordSeptember 10, 2010
What it really comes down to is whether the people of the United States will fulfill the obligations that it made.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken calls for the U.S. to meet its obligations to Native Americans.

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