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On the recordJune 27, 2022
Our people, our water, fish, and wild rice must not be treated as collateral damage to be sacrificed in the name of pursuing what some call green economic development.
Said by
Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes the need to protect tribal resources from harmful economic development.

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