Political Quotes

“I will complete my statement in a moment. If an abuser is not from the tribe, there is no recourse--no recourse--in a place where 39 percent of the women will face domestic violence, and we have colleagues on the other side of the aisle who want to exclude people. I wish to ask a rhetorical question: If a person is walking down the street and sees three people bleeding on the street--one just has to know a little bit about being a Good Samaritan--a person doesn't ask them for their papers, they don't ask them who they are, they don't ask them where they live, they help them. Anyone on this floor who attempts to take out various groups from this bill is changing the Violence Against Women Act, which has never excluded any group. So let's be clear. Let's pass the bill. Let's get it done. I will say in closing, tribal chairman Stacy Dixon of the Susanville Indian Rancheria said the improvements in this bill will ``bring justice back to Indian country and will equip tribal governments with the needed authority and resources to protect our residents and restore faith in the justice system.'' Let's restore faith in the justice system not just for those on tribal lands but for those who live in any part of our lands. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Minnesota.”