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Maria Cantwell: “I wanted to make sure that we talked about how important self-governance is and contract support.”

On the recordMay 24, 2022
I wanted to make sure that we talked about how important self-governance is and contract support.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell stresses the significance of self-governance in managing Indian health care.

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