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Martin Heinrich: “A comment period is not consultation. Full stop. These proposals are a way of cutting Tribes out of the conversation.…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
A comment period is not consultation. Full stop. These proposals are a way of cutting Tribes out of the conversation. And the irony is, that's not going to get projects built.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stressing the importance of meaningful Tribal consultation.

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