Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"It is just so frustrating because this is so penny-wise and pound-foolish, I mean, to not have agencies like yours fully funded."

"So whatever it takes for you to send that message back that we are serious about this, because you may not see it, but when we go home, we see it every day."

"I think we cannot begin to solve all these other problems until we get a true law enforcement presence."

"when we don't see a priority being placed on victims and on protecting people, when that is the fundamental obligation of government, we are going to be a little disappointed."