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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
Congress has repeatedly stated that the trust responsibility to provide health care extends to American Indians regardless of where they reside.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Affirmation of Congress's commitment to Indian health care.

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