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Martin Heinrich: “In these tough economic times, we should not be making it harder for business to develop on tribal land.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
In these tough economic times, we should not be making it harder for business to develop on tribal land.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich advocates for easing business development on tribal land.

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