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Deb Haaland: “If you recall when I first came into Congress, shortly before I was sworn in, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights came…”

On the recordApril 4, 2022
If you recall when I first came into Congress, shortly before I was sworn in, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights came out with the Broken Promises report and pretty much laid that out over decades and decades that tribes have been underfunded in so many ways.
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Deb Haaland
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Haaland references a report highlighting long-term underfunding of tribal programs.

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