Basically, for the most part, tribes are subsidizing Federal functions.
Jon Tester: “Basically, for the most part, tribes are subsidizing Federal functions.”
On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
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Tester highlights the financial burden on tribes due to underfunded federal programs.
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