"We must learn from these tragedies. We must find models and fund programs that work to prevent suicide in Native communities."
"On behalf of the Minnesota tribes, I want to thank the Chairman for his leadership in getting the Indian Health Improvement Act included in the health reform law."
"To obtain minimal officer safety standards as determined by the BIA, Red Lake would need a minimum of 32 officers."
"You would think you would need three and a half times as many as normal population."
"I would urge you please to do that as soon as possible."
"The basic one is lack of funding to hire more officers, and the responsibility for providing that funding falls on the Federal Government."
"Crime on Indian reservations is an enormous problem in so many States, certainly in Minnesota."
"So it can be more dangerous and it is more dangerous because you are underfunded and understaffed."
"There is no reason why the seniors in the US should be paying higher prices than other people in the US or in other countries."
"I would have the federal government negotiate one price for all drug purchases."
"It's profoundly unfair that we continue to pay so much more for the same drugs."