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On the recordNovember 8, 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

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Tester advocates for tribal jurisdiction over non-Native offenders.

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