Unfortunately, the Republican's starting point seems heavily focused on giving more tax giveaways to large multi-national corporations.

It is unconscionable that Equifax failed so spectacularly to protect people's most sensitive personal data.

the American people deserve answers and I hope you are prepared to provide them.

A zip code should not determine a child's success or her chances of starting a business.

We are preparing to implement this change officially starting October 1, 2017 and do not expect this change to cause significant disruption.

If HHS can provide this information without compromising the identity of victims would it be possible to require the same type of reporting uniformly across all agencies?

If you ask someone are you a victim of trafficking, are you Native American and you do not have services to follow up, then it can potentially cause more harm.

I say to Senator Cortez Masto, thank you so much. Thank you for bringing the statements forward from Chairwoman Torres. She has every right to be concerned. The short answer to her question is, yes, we don't want to go back. Chairwoman…

Thank you very much, I say to Senator Cortez Masto. Today, you can at least tell your chairwoman that this bill has been withdrawn. There is not going to be a further vote on it. But I would urge her--and I know you know this well--we need…

Thank you, Mr. President, for your recognition. I rise today with my colleagues from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Heitkamp and Senator Cortez Masto, to talk about how the Republicans' latest and most heartless healthcare…

We have to have a way to communicate with our police and first responders collectively.

I would just deeply encourage you to continue that program, because these fourth-graders are the future of our parks.

This is a step in the right direction, but stakeholder coordination is key to improving efforts to combat issues like human trafficking.

The Cassidy repeal bill would have slashed funding to Medicaid services provided under Medicaid.

after the rushed and secretive effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed earlier this year, I had hoped that we could finally turn the corner and move forward in a bipartisan fashion to find some real solutions to our Nation's…

We must remain vigilant to ensure that any future health care bill does not cut into the health care needs of human trafficking victims in Indian Country.

I think it is up to us who work in this arena and work on the issue itself to begin just that process much like what happened on the Navajo Nation in helping them realize it is important that they buy in on this and we all work together on…

let me thank my colleague Senator Heitkamp for her great advocacy today for Native Americans. I have known her for a long time. In every public service job she has had--whether it was the State tax commissioner of North Dakota or the…