I am very excited to have this happening in my lifetime. I see that it could work better.
Thank you again Chairman Hoeven and Vice Chairman Udall for holding a legislative hearing.
I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, for your tribe's leadership in this area.
I know I heard Senator Tester talk about tribal correction facility issues in Montana.
The Federal law enforcement agencies have also testified in support of additional funding for personnel to help keep Ind...
We would like to see VAWA expanded to be able to enforce tribal jurisdiction over non-tribal members.
That is a gap in terms of the special jurisdiction and the way it works.
For the both of you, this is a big issue for tribes.
S. 1953 looks to address this same issue by withholding administrative funding from the Department of the Interior and t...
Withholding would hurt the tribes.
Both of the Chairman's bills are a step in the right direction.
Thank you, Chairman Hoeven, for holding today's important hearing.
The bills we are considering here today address these very same issues: law enforcement resources, victim services and p...
Senator Heitkamp's bill, S. 1941, Savanna's Act, looks at the Federal response to missing and murdered Indian women.
There is no jurisdiction over that. If he assaults the officer arresting him, there is no jurisdiction.
Just recently, I received a statutorily required report that was due in 2012, five years late.
We must ensure that the voices of Native Americans are heard.
Well, it is not emerging. It emerged.
