"I did not know that Alaska had the highest rate of child abuse."
"The Sioux Nation was one of the greatest, most heroic, tribes and that is basically why you have suffered and been abused in such an extreme manner."
"It is my belief that this is a trust responsibility area. It is squarely on Indian Health Service's shoulders."
"I do see that crime rate is five times the national average and half of the members of the tribe have been victims of crime."
"Well, there will be financial incentive for insurance companies to do that since the government will be paying them directly."
"About 86 percent of our clients are below 100 percent of poverty, so whatever the standard is for 100 percent of poverty."
"We could fight like hell through the courts or we could choose the collaborative route."
"They can go to an insurance company, they can get their insurance policy. The Federal Government will pay 100 percent for 86 percent of them."
"We have a number of Acts that all of our 20 tribes are in the process of implementing."
"We continue to take steps to address these challenges, and we are proud that last year this Subcommittee under Chairman Norm Dicks' leadership with support from Mr. Cole as well, so it was bipartisan,..."
"I will tell you that if anybody wants to see a modern facility that really incorporates the police department, the court system, and the detention facilities together, this is really a model."