Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"I think it is critically important that you begin almost immediately to address some of the lines of authority."

"The federal government has a responsibility to support Indian education."

"I don't think anyone can look at these pictures and read the GAO report and expect that children who go to school in that kind of physical plant can feel valued or appreciated."

"The message they get every day is that they are not really worthy, they are somehow less than other kids, because we would never let this happen in a public school in North Dakota."