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Byron Dorgan: “Overall, the funding for tribal programs represents, I think, an attempt by the United States to meet treaty and trust…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2009
Overall, the funding for tribal programs represents, I think, an attempt by the United States to meet treaty and trust obligations that are owed to tribal governments.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the importance of funding to fulfill treaty obligations to tribes.

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