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Andrew Gray
17:48 - 18:15
"American Samoans born in American Samoa carry one passport, a U.S. passport. They pledge allegiance to one flag, the American flag, and they serve in one military, the U.S. military. And I have served with American Samoans in the Alaska National Guard, and I have deployed with them, and they are patriots. They should be able to vote."
“American Samoans born in American Samoa carry one passport, a U.S. passport. They pledge allegiance to one flag, the American flag, and they serve in one military, the U.S. military. And I have served with American Samoans in the Alaska National Guard, and I have deployed with them, and they are patriots. They should be able to vote.”
- Speaker
- Andrew Gray
- Timestamp
- 17:48 – 18:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
So as House Judiciary Chair, we have worked on this issue. And for folks who don't understand, American Samoans born in American Samoa carry one passport, a U.S. passport. They pledge allegiance to one flag, the American flag, and they serve in one military, the U.S. military. And I have served with American Samoans in the Alaska National Guard, and I have deployed with them, and they are patriots. They should be able to vote.
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