I urge this Committee to move my BADGES Act, which will increase the effectiveness of Federal missing persons resources.

This bill discontinues the 287(g) program that authorizes State and local law enforcement to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating, apprehending, and detaining undocumented people.

For instance, Savannah's Act and the BADGES for Native Communities Act would develop guidelines and best practices to enhance the reporting and record keeping of crimes against indigenous women.

This bill will establish an advisory Committee to the Departments of Justice and Interior on violent crime.

Sowing fear and distrust between communities and law enforcement makes everyone less safe.

I also urge this Committee to move my BADGES Act, which will increase the effectiveness of Federal missing persons resources and gives Tribes and States the funding to coordinate response efforts.

Homicide continues to be the leading cause of death for Native women between ages 10-24 years old.

This bill clarifies immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government, as it truly is.

Tell them the truth.

Let's put our money where our mouth is. Let's make sure that we are investing those dollars and we are answering this call.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not said that she wants to stop air travel. Her policies have said: Let's do better.

The U.S. Government has a trust responsibility to Indian tribes.

This is also a life and death issue. Ashlynne Mike was an 11-year-old Navajo girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in 2016.

When it comes to broadband access, according to the FCC more than 21 million Americans lack access to high-speed, fixed broadband.

Do you believe the FBI is making adequate effort to assist in coordinating, collecting data, and providing resources to Indian Country, for these Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women cases?

It is ironic that the FBI, when they first became an agency, one of the first big cases that they solved were the Osage murders in Oklahoma Indian Country.

Senator Udall, who has been a great lead on this issue in New Mexico, cited 'poor coordination, limited data, and insufficient resources' as barriers to solving these cases during that hearing.

BIA's Office of Justice Services (OJS) reports different data to both FBI and the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) crime databases--violent crimes resulting in death get sent over to the FBI, while missing persons data are sent to NIJ.