Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"If we, the powerful government of the United States, cannot protect the poorest, most disenfranchised and most vulnerable of all people, then we are not worthy of the seats we are sitting in."

"This idea that we are working on it in the face of these statistics is not an adequate response."

"We know you feel our pain, we just want you to do something about it."

"It is so important that we tell the stories and the truth about what really is going on."