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G. K. Butterfield: The Congress has an opportunity to do the right thing and fix an historic wrong by passing the Lumbee Recognition Act.

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
The Congress has an opportunity to do the right thing and fix an historic wrong by passing the Lumbee Recognition Act.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield urges Congress to correct past injustices against the Lumbee Tribe.

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