"The Federal Government, us, must live up to its trust responsibility and work toward real legislative solutions in true partnership with indigenous women."
"It is a tragedy. It is a sin that we have done, and we need to do everything we can to fix this."
"On reservations, American Indian and Alaska Native women experience murder rates 10 times the national average."
"this is a serious, serious problem. When thousands of our U.S. citizens, our sisters, go missing, it is irresponsible for us to not do something."
"Can you speak to why it is important to address this crisis at a Federal level, as well as the local like you are trying right now?"
"Thank you, Ranking Member Cook, and I look forward to working with you in this Congress to move this along and bring some justice to our Indian Country."
"A lack of comprehensive data to quantify the number of missing and murdered women in Indian Country is just one factor contributing to this crisis."
"Today, we will be confronting a deeply troubling and disturbing situation affecting Indian Country nationwide: the hidden crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women."
"A 2016 National Institute of Justice report noted that 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women experience violence in their lifetime."
"Additionally, an independent report found at least 5,712 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women that were reported just in 2016."
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