09/13/2016
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"One of the great injustices inflicted on Oregon's tribes was termination of their status as federally recognized tribes in 1954."
"Thank you for entertaining these bills and these witnesses today."
"My predecessor, Senator Mark Hatfield, who I had the pleasure of interning for way back in the 1970s, led the efforts in the Senate to restore the first of our tribes' sovereignty."
"Statement of Senator Merkley"