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Deb Haaland: “We passed a resolution--I introduce it every year--to make May 5th a national day of awareness of missing and murdered…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2018
We passed a resolution--I introduce it every year--to make May 5th a national day of awareness of missing and murdered Native women and girls.
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Deb Haaland
Democratic · New Mexico

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Haaland emphasizes the importance of raising awareness for missing and murdered Native women.

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