One of the concerns that I have... that can change tomorrow... our job is to provide systemic, long-term certainty.
I completely concur in what Senator Lankford said.
At the time when I was looking at statistics, it would be two to three times higher.
I think it is critically important.
The level of frustration we all have about the lack of statistics and data is overwhelming.
There needs to be a much more aggressive attitude about trying to figure out what is going on with Native kids.
We must do more to support Native youth and ensure they have access to the resources they need.
He was truly a colleague and a friend.
We need to ensure that our policies reflect the unique needs of Native communities.
I knew it would be one of those of which Senator McCain would be most proud because it represented the brotherhood of warriors.
Throughout his service in Congress, Senator McCain was a real champion for Indian Country.
He was one of the Committee's longest-serving members, serving twice as Chairman of this Committee.
One of the last bills Senator McCain was able to get passed was our bill which would allow for Amber Alert in Indian Country.
Incarcerating kids, if they are Native, for drinking and not if they are White does not seem very fair.
Whose responsibility is it to fix that problem and investigate it and prosecute it?
Now we have all these kids that we do not know what to do with and we cannot find their parents or their parents may have left without them,...
Until someone tells me how they are going to be better regulated and how we are going to get these facilities into compliance so that childr...
If we can just kind of take away all of the layers and say we are going to focus on keeping children safe, because children had no choice on...
