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On the recordJune 23, 2014
there is a clumsiness. We had a hearing last week in this committee, or on the Natural Resources--on the Energy Committee on sovereignty issues, where I have introduced a bill to try and further codify sovereignty with regard to handling of minerals on tribal lands.
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Kevin Cramer
Republican · North Dakota

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Cramer discusses the complexities of tribal sovereignty and bureaucracy in handling minerals on tribal lands.

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