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On the recordDecember 5, 2017
Thank you so much. I appreciate that you have that personal understanding of the situation and a sense that we should honor these obligations that we made when we undertook these big projects.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley acknowledges the importance of honoring commitments to native communities.

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