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Ruben Gallego: “In Arizona, 65% of our land is either tribal or federal…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Ruben Gallego: Politics & Eggs 09/22/25

Published | Video Starts at 34:18

A lot of people from, you know, I would say east of the Mississippi. Well, east of the Mississippi, most states have almost zero percent federal land. In Arizona, 65% of our land is either tribal or federal land. There are some places in Arizona that you have a town and then the whole place is surrounded by federal land. I have 22 federally recognized tribes. (34:18–34:23)

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