We need to ensure that our policies reflect the unique needs of Native communities.
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.
Throughout his service in Congress, Senator McCain was a real champion for Indian Country.
He was truly a colleague and a friend.
We must do more to support Native youth and ensure they have access to the resources they need.
Incarcerating kids, if they are Native, for drinking and not if they are White does not seem very fair.
I think it is critically important.
I knew it would be one of those of which Senator McCain would be most proud because it represented the brotherhood of wa...
One of the last bills Senator McCain was able to get passed was our bill which would allow for Amber Alert in Indian Cou...
He was one of the Committee's longest-serving members, serving twice as Chairman of this Committee.
At the time when I was looking at statistics, it would be two to three times higher.
If we can just kind of take away all of the layers and say we are going to focus on keeping children safe, because child...
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 hav...
Until someone tells me how they are going to be better regulated and how we are going to get these facilities into compl...
I do not think that is right, and I do not think it reflects American values.
Be careful here, because I talked directly to the Secretary, and he came back to me with a positive answer, which I appr...
