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On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Give us the criminal jurisdiction to be able to charge them in tribal court, so we are able to hold them in our jails.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester emphasizes the need for tribal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Natives.

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