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it is important that the right to self-determination on Guam be fulfilled and that federal funds be appropriately expended in support of a public education campaign strictly to explain political status options.

the appropriation for federal funds for this purpose is not without precedent.

if you cannot protect and you cannot have the safety of your people as the first course of action, then it is not right

Crime rates have been increasing in Indian Country while they have been falling in similar low-income communities throughout the United States.

Native Americans are victims of violent crime at rates more than double those of any other community in the United States.

If you wonder how did that happen, it happens as the budgeting process, in the federal budgeting process and it comes from the President of the United States of America when he submits the budget.

your job is to provide law enforcement and you are supporting them by them breaking the law

I think one of the most important things is that President Obama also made important notes about that some of the current systems that are in place in terms of operations and functionality of a lot of the departments and agencies and other…

One-third of our women will be raped in their lifetimes.

an officer who can work but cannot stay at an accident scene past 4:00 without violating a federal disallowed cost procedure because it is overtime.

we are looking for innovative solutions, not the same old things that have been tried or not tried

I will take personal leadership in trying to come up with some solutions to the issue.

when you have recruitment of officers for either the BIA or for tribal employment, these people go through the training at the expense of the Bureau or the expense of the tribe

You will not find it. The question is simply never raised.

And if that were reinstituted, it would be a better approach and I think we can concentrate on the efforts.

If the capabilities of the tribes are up to par, then it makes sense to do that.

It is a crazy thing that says well, if it is 13 years old, it is not such a critical issue?