I am not talking about necessarily the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am talking about a collective effort to work on this issue and give these...
The resources aren't there.
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 safe and secure.
Public safety is the most important thing in these communities.
the first job of government is to provide public safety.
Do you just have to kill somebody or rape some woman in order to get the Federal Government's attention?
There is no greater compliment to the sovereignty or autonomy of any tribe than an independent tribal justice system.
Chairman Dorgan is very, very committed and interested in this issue and wants to move this along in an expeditious way.
I think the Highway Trust Fund is very important to our transportation system and we know that it needs additional revenue.
I think it is an interesting idea. I think it is very consistent with some of the other provisions of this bill.
We need to give tribes the authority to prosecute crimes on their lands.
I am happy to express support for the proposed Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 and the significant measures contained therein.
Well, I am glad that all of you agree that we need a broad-gauged approach to tackle this in all the areas.
How can I trust those people? That is the issue, building trust.
I am not stepping away. I am stepping up. And that is what we are asking the Federal Government to do.
I think if the States aren't going to uphold their issues with respective tribes, I think we better get those things retroceded, especially ...
I couldn't agree more.
Where is the logic and the humanity of having pre-existing conditions not covered in our society?
