It is critical that we support the sovereignty of tribal nations.

We need to work together to address the challenges facing our tribes.

the primary responsibility of any sovereign is to provide for the safety of its people.

This bill would right that wrong.

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairman Lamborn, Chairman Bishop, and the ranking member for their cooperation and for helping me move this important legislation that was sponsored, as Chairman Lamborn said, by Senator Hoeven, and for…

We all agree that the worst thing for these families is to migrate north. It is a dangerous journey.

I am deeply concerned about the lack of adequate policing in Indian reservations in my State.

We would really appreciate it if you would take a very hard, close look at the Northern Triangle countries.

I just want to see it. I want to see what that plan is.

North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp as you'll recall voted against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. She seems to be in a difficult political race obviously and maybe political trouble because of that vote.

I promised people in North Dakota that I wouldn't make a decision based on what team anyone is on.

I believed a yes vote would have compromised my true belief that this person did not have the temperament to be on the Supreme Court.

I think one of the most important things we can do now that that the nomination process is over is to sit back, reflect and to think about what we need to do in reaction to an outpouring of so many people who have been victims.

Once the President sets a strategy -- a global strategy I think it's better if we go ahead behind him, unify and win a trade war fast rather than undermine the entire process.

I fully expected her to vote yes.

If someone like me can't get reelected, what does that speak to others who want to be moderate? I just encourage people to do to their base. I think that's a real concern.

It's been a tough week for me because, you know, the political rhetoric is you can't vote that way if you expect to come back. And I tell people, Ray and Doreen Heitkamp didn't raise me to vote a certain way so that I could win. They…

I'll be voting no on Judge Kavanaugh.