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Markwayne Mullin: “In the Senate, I'm the first Native American since 2005 to…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin | BRCC #326

Published | Video Starts at 48:29

But, no, my family, we've been in Oklahoma since the late 1830s because we came over with the first walk. It's called the Trail Tears. Right. We came with the first walk. And. And so In the Senate, I'm the first Native American since 2005 to serve there. Since 2005. Since 2005. Yeah. And I'm the. And I'm the first American from Oklahoma to serve since 1925, which is really crazy if you think about it, because we had the highest concentration of Native Americans in any other place in the country. (48:29–48:34)

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