"when we empower tribes to create solutions that work for your communities and members, we get better results"
"This is a question of the solemn trust and obligation and agreement between the United States and our tribal nations."
"I believe one of the most important things we have to do in the Senate is to stand up for people who do not have a lot of power."
"Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves."
"Thank you very much, Chairman Hoeven and Ranking Member Udall. Thank you very much to all of you gentlemen for being here today."
"Mr. Chairman, I see I am almost out of time but I want to thank Senator Lankford for his question about giving us examples of what works."
"the old way of thinking about this is to separate moms from their babies. Oftentimes, that is exactly the wrong thing to do if you want everyone to recover."
"This bill aims to help combat the opioid epidemic by creating the Special Behavioral Health Program for Indians."
"This legislation would provide critical behavioral health resources to Tribal communities by creating a Special Behavioral Health Program for Indians."
"I have a lot of respect for the professionals at the Census Bureau; the question is whether you have the resources and what you need to be able to do your job."
"There is lots that we can do around simplification."
"I think Senator Murray started out by talking about how this needs to be student focused in the way that we do things."