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Jon Tester: We haven't done a very good job protecting Indian Country and the disparities were incredibly disturbing.

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
We haven't done a very good job protecting Indian Country and the disparities were incredibly disturbing.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the failures in protecting Native communities and the alarming disparities they face.

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