It lifts the bottom. It asks those of us at the top to take a little less of an increase than we might have expected.

The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.

The purpose of the hearing is to discuss how Federal agencies can coordinate to provide services to Native American children who suffer from trauma and mental health issues.

So the idea of working together makes sense.

We talked about everything from drug court to making sure there's education in schools and prevention.

I am incredibly sorry for your loss. It takes incredible courage and strength to be here and talk about this.

I'm committed to doing all I can to work with my colleagues and Senator Heitkamp to address this very serious concern.

Native American children experience abuse and neglect at higher rates than non-native children.

That's a huge resource for North Dakota.

Money must be allocated for tribal comprehensive trauma initiatives.

I would also like to thank you for drafting and advocating for S. 246, 'The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.'

I am so honored to be hosting the field hearing in North Dakota to discuss how we can work together to address trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

I urge Congress to appropriate funds to create an institute that would provide on-going assistance to tribes.

I don't think that I would be nearly as informed without your assistance, without your persistence.

Thank you for holding this hearing on trauma and mental health challenges in Indian country and inviting me to testify.

We can change it if we take this great science that's being done, great talents that are being developed in trauma informed and trauma based programs.

I have been preaching to the rest of the world about the great success that you had addressing trauma.

And you mean not in Washington DC, but actually on and in the trenches?