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Tina Smith: This is a relationship based on the Constitution, the laws and treaties between the United States and sovereign tribal…

On the recordJune 27, 2022
This is a relationship based on the Constitution, the laws and treaties between the United States and sovereign tribal nations, and it is our responsibility to respect and recognize these treaty responsibilities.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Senator Smith stresses the constitutional basis for respecting tribal treaties.

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