Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"It is our responsibility to ensure that every child has the opportunity to thrive."

"What they lack is a sustainable funding source. These efforts are at the heart of the trust responsibility our government holds with tribal nations."

"We cannot simply say 'we share your concern.' It is not enough any longer for the Federal Government to say we share the concerns of all the tribal entities and all the tribal families and all the tri..."

"I do not think anyone here thinks that suicide is anything other than a symptom of what are clearly conditions that many children on the reservation and in Indian Country exist in, creating stress."