Of all responsibilities our government assumes, none is more urgent, more dire, and more necessary than the protection of the most vulnerable of our society.

I think it is important to know what your clearance rate is.

I urge Congress to move quickly in order to rectify the data collection gaps and provide tribal leadership and local law enforcement with the resources needed to protect Indigenous women, and bring justice to those who have perpetuated…

I am pleading for these crime victims and their families that they should know where these cases are.

I stand by my recommendation that a National Inquiry into the MMIW is a necessary fundamental response to truly understand the gravity of the extensive issues faced for Native women in the country.

The SURVIVE Act will help fix that.

We certainly hope those fund managers are reading the prospectus.

I want to mandate it, because I am tired of executives saying, 'I did not know,' 'Not my business,' 'Did not look, not my business.'

The U.S. government has a federal trust responsibility and legal obligation to safeguard not only the Treaties, but to ensure all citizens of the United States have equal access to justice and the right to live a life free from violence.

The quickest way to provide a deterrent from insider trading or all kinds of nefarious bad acts is send someone to jail, right?

These areas outlined are necessary to understand not only the complexities of the jurisdictions, but the depth of the issues of law enforcement and judicial responses that affect the lives and safety of Native women every day.

I am pleased to write this letter of support for, and commitment to, supporting Savanna's Act.

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive section 305(b)(2) of that act for purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a…

Mr. President, as we move forward on tax reform, I think the one great potential for absolute agreement is that we should lower the burden for middle-income taxpayers, and as we move forward, the one thing we absolutely should not do is in…

Mr. President, I am pleased to follow the distinguished Senator from South Carolina and appreciate very much his remarks and how he does such a good job of really explaining why this tax relief is so very important. I rise today to talk…

I pledge to you to be a forceful advocate for your agencies that you look at reforming.

I also believe, Dr. Pon, that you are the first line of defense when agencies say we need this quality of person.

I think not just getting the people on board to do that, but going through what we are required to do and what people have recommended us to do, we needed to be hawkish on those management requirements.