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Ron Wyden: “Their absence combined with their recent admission that no verifiable data on the rate of violent crimes on Indian…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
Their absence combined with their recent admission that no verifiable data on the rate of violent crimes on Indian reservations exists further solidifies my belief that the Tribal Law and Order Act of the 2009 needs to be passed into law as soon as possible.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for the Tribal Law and Order Act due to lack of crime data.

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