Paul Cook: “I am very, very pessimistic of the future in terms of reconstructing the military.”

The trends of high rates of domestic violence against Native women continue, despite the enactment of two major laws since 2010.

Eliminating or sharply curtailing the ability of tribes to carry out resource extraction and development on tribal lands would be the wrong approach.

I would be very, very careful of anybody from Washington. Don't trust them.

This Committee would do well to focus on innovative solutions to address pollution, promote jobs, and opportunity for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and lower, not raise, the cost of energy in tribal communities.