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JUNE 30, 2000 Steve Hansen, spokesman for the US House Committee on Resources said a Congressional probe into the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act, which granted the tribe federal recognition and ended the tribe's land claims with local landowners, is unlikely this current legislative sesion. Hansen said Representative Sam Gedjenson's request for a probe is "not high on the priority list." Get the Story:
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Pequot proble unlikely now
Facebook TwitterJUNE 30, 2000 Steve Hansen, spokesman for the US House Committee on Resources said a Congressional probe into the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act, which granted the tribe federal recognition and ended the tribe's land claims with local landowners, is unlikely this current legislative sesion. Hansen said Representative Sam Gedjenson's request for a probe is "not high on the priority list." Get the Story:
Gejdenson's call for congressional investigation into Mashantucket Pequots likely stalled (AP 6/29) Related Stories:
Pequot investigation urged (Tribal Law 06/15)
Pequot probe requested (Tribal Law 06/09)
Towns criticize Congressman (Tribal Law 06/05)
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