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On the recordJune 19, 2014
During Republican presidencies, heads of the BIA were extremely frustrated. During Democrat administrations the heads of the BIA were tremendously frustrated.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Lummis discusses ongoing frustrations with the Bureau of Indian Affairs across administrations.

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