I think we fail to screen kids very well who go into the system, whether it is fetal alcohol effects, trauma-induced behavior, non-consequential thinking, just a fundamental disparity.
Heidi Heitkamp
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Heidi Heitkamp is an American politician and attorney who served as the United States Senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic-NPL Party, she was the first woman elected to the Senate from North Dakota. During her tenure, Heitkamp focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and rural development, advocating for policies that benefited her state's economy and communities.
I understand the need to protect people, but I also understand the need to have some form of small-dollar, short-term lending.
I think my point is, in terms of your data collection, the only way you would have personally identified data would be if it were necessary to serve the consumer either in a broad complaint or an individual complaint.
I think the tribes are strapped for resources. I think they are having a hard time meeting current demand.
If they are simply warehoused, that is unconstitutional and it is inappropriate.
I wish to thank Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray for their excellent leadership as stewards of this important bipartisan effort. In my conversations with parents, educators, and advocates across my State, one theme prevails: We…
I would reiterate Senator Tester's concern about consultation and would be interested in follow-up on consultation with tribes as well.
And I want to make one final point on this, which is interesting to me, and that is, where we are deeply concerned about what you have, we should be equally deeply concerned about the cybersecurity of the information where it resides.
This continues our discussion about what is happening and what we can do to improve conditions for Native American youth, an issue everyone on this Committee, I know, is extraordinarily passionate about.
A young officer told me how she knew a couple of kids who would get in trouble just so they would have the stability of being incarcerated for a weekend, where they knew someone would actually listen to them, someone would actually feed…
I ask unanimous consent that Molly Johnson, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session in the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





