01/16/2018
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"This program is a critical step in restoring tribal land and empowering tribal governments."
"By returning these lands to Tribes, the Land Buy-Back Program has helped Tribal Governments in a number of ways."
"I want to thank you for holding this hearing, because I think the last hearing we had on the Land Buy-Back Program was two years ago."
"And how was that time decided, that 45? Was that a negotiated agreement or was that an agreement that the Department came up with?"