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On the recordJune 3, 2024
I find it extraordinarily distasteful and disrespectful when we call hearings about tribal issues and Members of Congress use the space to talk about policy and political issues that are not about the issue at hand.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stansbury criticizes the politicization of hearings on tribal issues.

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