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Jon Tester: No. I understand that the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act not only recognized the uniqueness and significance of that…

On the recordDecember 20, 2012
No. I understand that the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act not only recognized the uniqueness and significance of that jurisdictional arrangement but specifically provided that, following the enactment of the Settlement Act, no future congressional legislation would in any way alter or affect that arrangement unless Congress specifically so provided. This requirement is set forth in Title 25, Section 1735, of the United States Code.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Dec 20, 2012

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