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On the recordNovember 7, 2023
I certainly hope that we can gather and have a much larger conversation about the Bureau of Indian Affairs being supportive of sovereign nations as opposed to punitive in many areas.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Editor's note · Context

Lujan emphasizes the need for supportive rather than punitive actions from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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