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Jon Tester: Give us the criminal jurisdiction to be able to charge them in tribal court, so we are able to hold them in our jails.

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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