It was a very, very profound experience. Such an amazing celebration of your heritage. And, you know, in Congress, one of the things, One of my top priorities is protecting tribal sovereignty, which would work to ensure the current 573 federally recognized tribes maintain their inherent power of self-government. self government. So I've gotten to know a lot of you folks. There's a few different contingencies here from La Crosse and Eau Claire. Some Clark county people I got a chance to meet. (01:15–01:32)
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