Paul Cook: “I am honored to join Representative Meeks in sponsoring House Resolution 355, condemning the terrorist action in…”

I am pleased that the Department of the Interior has included in its budget proposal a new initiative to combat crime, specifically against Native American women in Indian Country.

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.

These sorts of proposals would devastate tribal communities that have built their economies around oil, gas, and, in some cases, coal resources.

Access to natural resources can be a lifeline to prosperity and opportunity for Native communities.