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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
This bill will streamline secretarial approval of energy development transactions on Indian lands and give tribes more autonomy over developing our own energy resources.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso discusses a bill to enhance tribal energy autonomy.

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