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before I depart the Senate, I want to again recognize my staff in my Washington, DC, and State offices for their hard work and service to North Dakota, the Senate, and the Nation. As I said in my farewell remarks, I have the best staff in…
Well, I am just telling you, that if I ran your agency and if I ran the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, I would figure out a way to do it better, especially when we are dealing with you.
I can only imagine the terror and the heartbreak of your family.
That doesn't sound like a great deal of collaboration and communication and cooperation, does it?
I would also like to thank Senator Heidi Heitkamp for her leadership on S. 1942, Savanna's Act.
In 2003, I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. After treatment, my oncologist told me I had a 28-percent chance of living more than 10 years. Think about that. I knew right away that I had a chance to use whatever time God gave me…
This is not to discover if we have a problem, but to discover the extent of the problem.
Unfortunate. And it makes us all question the real commitment to this issue, and that is tragic.
I ask unanimous consent that Jon Cheatwood and Allison Tinsey, both fellows in my office, and Dean Williams, detailee on my Homeland Subcommittee, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as it takes me to finish this. I promise I will not keep you here until midnight. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
The intent of that legislation is to begin the dialogue.
You aren't part of that protocol of trying to find missing people. That is just not what we can expect from the FBI.
I appreciate the effort of Senator Heitkamp in looking at how, and asking the tough questions, and making sure that our Federal partners are accountable.
You know, you guys talk a big story. But those of us who, as Senator Daines just explained, or Olivia Lone Bear, it just doesn't match with what happens on the ground.
Why is there this heavy rate of declined cases in Indian Country?
Do you think that is fair to the agents? Do you think that is fair to the cases that go unattended because they are overworked?
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for comments on behalf of my friend from North Dakota. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.