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Rick Lazio: “Mr. Speaker, today I have the pleasure of bringing before this House the Native American Housing Assistance and…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1996
Mr. Speaker, today I have the pleasure of bringing before this House the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996... for native Americans, this may be the most important bill this Congress has considered. The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 is a historic step to the promise we made to native Americans and that we make to every American, no matter the community or ethnic background that persons may come from.
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Rick Lazio
New York
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Introducing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

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