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Tom Udall: “Many of the tribes would argue, and I think they have a pretty strong argument in Indian law, that the trust…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2009
Many of the tribes would argue, and I think they have a pretty strong argument in Indian law, that the trust responsibility applies to all of the Federal Government.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Senator Udall highlights tribes' views on the federal trust responsibility.

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