Political Quotes

“I want to thank CJS Subcommittee Chairman Frank Wolf and Senior Democratic Member Jose Serrano for working hard to provide adequate funding for the Department of Justice's portion of the Indian Country Law Enforcement initiative. I am pleased that the subcommittee funded the Indian Programs that are included in the Indian Country Law enforcement initiative at the levels contained in the President's fiscal year 2002 budget request. I, however, hope that as this bill makes its way through the legislative process, that you will support funding increases for the following items: 1. Cops grant set aside for Indians. 2. Tribal Courts. 3. Indian alcohol and substance abuse programs. 4. Title V Grants that support tribal juvenile justice systems. 5. Grants to fund the construction of detention facilities in Indian Country. 6. Tribal criminal justice statistics collection. Mr. Chairman, each of those programs are critical to the tribal justice systems. While national crime rates continue to drop, crime rates on Indian lands continue to rise. What is particularly disturbing is the violent nature of Indian country crime: violence against women, juvenile and gang crime, and child abuse remain serious problems.”