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Tom Tiffany: “The perpetrators of this, the tribe out there, they demanded…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Published February 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:49

There were people 80 and 90 years old that could not. Were very concerned that they'd be able to get emergency medical services. And The perpetrators of this, the tribe out there, they demanded compensation from the town. I would call it extortion. They ultimately got $600,000 from the town of Lac du Flambeau. The unfortunate part, Mr. Chairman, is that the Biden administration took the side of the perpetrators who closed those roads off. (00:49–00:58)

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“In August of last year, I sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for assistance in seeking compensation for the town of Lac du…”
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“Three years ago, it was at this time of year that four roads were blockaded in the town of Lac the Flambeau.”
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“They ultimately got $600,000 from the town of Lac du Flambeau.”
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“The Biden administration took the side of the perpetrators who closed those roads off.”
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“Fortunately, there was a federal judge that said, no, this is wrong, what happened, and these roads should be left open.”
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“You have established a national Fraud Enforcement division, is that correct, Madam Attorney General?”
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“It was an assistant United States Attorney that said, this is industrial scale fraud that's going on in Minnesota at this point.”
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“I sent a letter to our governor in Wisconsin. You know, we're right across the border there.”
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