Mr. President, today, on Peace Officers Memorial Day, I would like to honor the service and sacrifice of Colt Eugene Allery, a sheriff's deputy in Rolette County, ND, who was killed in the line of duty in January of 2017. Deputy Allery was…

The reason this is a unique hearing on the Bureau of Indian Education is that I want to know about emergency response.

So you hit the nail on the head there. That is where I am going.

You have an incredible Ops Center in California that is managing your unmanned aircraft along the border.

We need to do better recruiting from the local people who live there, who have lived that lifestyle.

I would share Senator Harris' concern about making sure people are trauma-informed and trauma-trained, because what you are doing to children when you take them away from their parents is the most trauma-impactful thing you can do to a…

I am concerned and aware of some challenges we have with the border sheriffs.

I want to associate myself with the remarks of my senior Senator, Senator Hoeven.

I think you would be more successful in terms of retention.

We are on the verge of having a very anti-American government elected in Mexico.

We do not keep track of these kids. And we are begging you, if, in fact, this is going to be the outcome, where we are separating children, in some cases, infants, from their parents, we need to know where these kids are.

We have trouble and you know we have not felt there was enough attention at BIA to these issues.

I am confident in Tara Sweeney's ability to advance the interests of Indian tribes.

Tara Sweeney's leadership will be vital for the Department of the Interior.

Mr. Chairman, the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is doing extensive work with private industry stakeholders in advancing this very important emerging industry. However, the growth of the…

I think our duty is a little more humanitarian than that.

For you guys to come, in my opinion, fairly unprepared, with really no solutions makes me wonder if there is really a commitment to changing outcomes for kids.

These are all of our children, and if we cannot figure out a high priority for protecting kids, we know these kids are at high risk for trafficking.