Paul Cook: “In April, the House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Act, which included many key provisions to…”

I am looking forward to hearing what they are doing to combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

My hope is that we can understand the root causes, if we can get there, of these persistent challenges.

I encourage my colleagues that we do not shift away from the primary focus, which is the education of children.

It is important that we all work together to address these horrific crimes and find a way to end this unprecedented violence against Native women.