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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
I also want to thank you, them, for including my Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act, which would expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include crimes of dating and sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and obstruction of justice by non-Native offenders on tribal lands.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Smith emphasizes the need for expanded tribal jurisdiction to combat violence against Native women.

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