There has to be some education done here on what the right line is, because this is insanity.

But, increases in amphetamine?

If you do not have those partners, we are going to be throwing money out of the window.

A hospital in a little town up there said that somewhere between 70 to 80 percent of the pregnancies they saw resulted in children born drug-addicted.

If you do not have enough money to deal with the dam issue, it is very unfair for us to stand up here and hammer you on dams that are ready to fail.

Did the agency make a mistake? Absolutely. They could have done better.

It would seem to me that poverty-stricken areas should be the focus, but is there any education being done in the schools?

The bill was based on feedback from the tribes utilizing their jurisdiction under VALA.

I applaud Senator Flake's sponsorship of Senate Bill 2564.

It certainly is, and I can say that what we have heard in Montana is that there is a problem out there. We need some help. Last summer, I had a woman by the name of Christina from Missoula, MT, who called me. She and her husband both work…

I think you can look at the tribes who have high instances of poverty--most of which are non-gaming tribes--and you can see they have issues.

This Act would allow tribes to prosecute anyone who commits a drug offense on tribal lands.

That would be really good because, who you reach out to is going to make a difference, in terms of what the take-up rate is.

Why is this legislation so important to Senator Hoeven and his constituents in North Dakota?

I would like to say I think through the good work of the Chairman, I mean that, and the good communication we have, we were able to get the outcome that I think we wanted.

Are you going to increase your prevention and treatments efforts in Indian country?

if you had to kind of stack rank, and I realize perfection is never going to be attainable, but certainly there are better outcomes than others, what country stands out perhaps as a model saying this has been an example of success?

Americans are the most generous people in the world when it comes to humanitarian aid and contributing to relief efforts that span the globe.