“You can’t look over there and say they’re not native. Turn around and look, you’re telling me not they’re not native? … You’re saying that’s not native faces? … I hate when we fight among ourselves, because we should all be in the same boat rowing the same direction. … All we’re saying is, the Lumbees have a right to be recognized, just like you have a right to be recognized.”

— U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Cheif Michell Hicks, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the Lumbee Fairness Act

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“As it stands right now, I’m holding the lead by one vote — a powerful reminder that every single vote matters. Never doubt that your voice and your ballot make a difference.”

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