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On the recordJuly 12, 2017
Federal Indian policy involves an arcane mix of law and history of which few members of the Subcommittee, much less most other Members of the 115th Congress, are fully conversant regarding many of the details that have potentially consequential policy impacts in the present day.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer highlights the complexity of Federal Indian policy and the need for education among Congress members.

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