I stand appalled, quite honestly, that your confirmation is pending.

I thank now my two favorite marines. That was very nice. Thanks to both of them. Last Congress, in the Natural Resources Committee, we actually had an oversight hearing regarding the child protection crisis on the Spirit Lake Indian…

this evening, I want to honor our Nation's peace officers and to remember those who we have lost in the line of duty over the last year. Sunday was Peace Officers Memorial Day, a day set aside by President Kennedy in 1962 to honor those…

Reducing our ICBM alertness is reducing our readiness, and the whole point of the Defense Authorization Act is to ensure our military readiness. The ICBMs have been a very effective deterrent to enemy aggression for decades. This amendment…

I think this is a great opportunity for us to have this conversation, to think about preparation.

The rate of meth use among American Indians is the highest of any ethnic group in our country.

Our first children have become our last children.

We have to have you treat it at the Department of Justice like the crisis it is.

I would like to thank all of our witnesses for being here today.

We cannot suffer another generation and sacrifice them to methamphetamines.

Where is the justice in Indian Country for Native American children and families who are terrified by this epidemic?

I think Director Black is familiar with it.

I think is a very good thing.

Six kids in the last two weeks is not insignificant.

I am beyond frustrated. I asked the FBI Chairman in this room to come to North Dakota to actually give us a plan.

We have mothers giving their children away for sexual favors for drugs.

You are the cop on the beat and you are absent.

You might be a little concerned about delivery if the power goes out and you cannot pump the gas.