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Jon Tester: “We ask that you see this legislation for what it is--the first time in the modern era in which Congress would…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
We ask that you see this legislation for what it is--the first time in the modern era in which Congress would unilaterally renege on the solemn promises made by the United States in an Indian land and water rights settlement.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester highlights the significance of the legislation and its implications for tribal rights.

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