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On the recordSeptember 26, 2022
...Indian Tribes are political, sovereign entities to which the Federal Government owes a trust responsibility.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Recognition of the sovereignty of Indian Tribes and the government's trust responsibility.

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