Byron Dorgan: “Regulation is very important. Regulation is critical in these circumstances.”

the problems facing American Indian and Alaska Native children are so significant that only concerted action by the Executive branch agencies and Congress would begin to address them.

I know that everyone sitting at this table has a passionate desire to fix these problems.

The question is not the endpoint. The question is what is the route to get to that endpoint.

It is well documented that Indian children are far over represented in foster homes, which is another cultural issue.