I view this as a partnership that we have with our tribal brothers and sisters.

I cannot State emphatically enough that far-reaching reform, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisanship must be the principles that guide us as we work to solve this problem.

Workers and retirees must have peace of mind when it comes to their hard-earned retirement benefits.

Republicans and Democrats have a history of bipartisan cooperation on this issue.

There is nothing fair or excusable about a 75-year-old retiree with health care concerns finding out that the pension he was promised just isn't funded.

If Congress does not reform the architecture of the multiemployer pension system, then it won't matter how much money we throw at this problem.

We owe it to them to set aside our political differences and come to the table to find a bipartisan solution that secures their future.

Part of the way we need to approach these solutions is to adopt reforms that address the structural flaws within the plans.

Our bill is expected to lower premiums for individuals by approximately 10 percent.

We talk about what do we do after they are raped.

We conducted the very first study on 71 cities across the United States, and we found high instances of missing and murdered native women.

I can't tell you the rate of missing and murdered indigenous women, and that is because the police departments aren't collecting race and ethnicity.

And you have my pledge--and I know as well as every member on this committee, both Republican and Democrat--to be a forceful voice that this will never happen again.

This year in Congress we have had some new additions and elections. So we are very excited for the Native American Caucus, with Tom Cole and Congresswoman Deb Haaland leading that, along with Congresswoman Sharice Davids being part of the…

None of the VAWA dollars flow to organizations like the Seattle Indian Health Board because they go to the counties.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in celebration of Jazz and Friends National Day of Readings. And I continue: ``Mom said that being Jazz would make me different from the other kids at school, but that being different is okay. What's important…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for his leadership day in and day out on this issue. I rise to join him and my other colleagues to talk about this letter and to look back at that moment in time but really to do it to…

Mr. Chair, my name is Pete Stauber, and I was a law enforcement officer for 23 years in the great State of Minnesota, the city of Duluth. In December of 1995, at 10:32 p.m., at the intersection of 6th Avenue East and 4th Street in Duluth…