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On the recordMarch 2, 2009
if you solve the jurisdictional issue and give people power to protect themselves, then you will take care of non-Indians going on Indian reservations
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Alan B. Mollohan
West Virginia

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Mollohan discusses the importance of jurisdictional reform for tribal safety.

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