I have to note, can you imagine a lot of other countries in the world having this kind of discussion?
I voted for legislation identical to the bill being proposed by this committee in 2006 that I thought struck a balance b...
Do you just have to kill somebody or rape some woman in order to get the Federal Government's attention?
I think if the States aren't going to uphold their issues with respective tribes, I think we better get those things ret...
I think you have to.
I am not talking about necessarily the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am talking about a collective effort to work on this ...
The resources aren't there.
Chairman Dorgan is very, very committed and interested in this issue and wants to move this along in an expeditious way.
There is no greater compliment to the sovereignty or autonomy of any tribe than an independent tribal justice system.
the first job of government is to provide public safety.
Public safety is the most important thing in these communities.
Let us get the legislation passed and signed into law because there is a lot of work to do to make all of Indian Country...
Well, I am glad that all of you agree that we need a broad-gauged approach to tackle this in all the areas.
I am happy to express support for the proposed Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 and the significant measures contained t...
Senator Udall, problems beget problems.
I think it is an interesting idea. I think it is very consistent with some of the other provisions of this bill.
I think the Highway Trust Fund is very important to our transportation system and we know that it needs additional reven...
We need to give tribes the authority to prosecute crimes on their lands.
