We can't fix this problem without resources.

How do we know it is not going to get wasted?

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.

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.

I rise today to continue our efforts to honor the 198 North Dakotans who gave their lives while serving in the Vietnam war. Together with Bismarck High School's 11th graders and their teachers, my office is reaching out to the families and…

But, I think you take my point seriously, which is we have fraud, but we also have a lot of kids who go home hungry and that has got to be part of this discussion.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Vietnam Veterans and North Dakota's Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives in Vietnam

today I rise to continue an effort to honor the memory of the 198 North Dakotans who died while serving our country in Vietnam. As I have said in the past, we are in a period of 13 years of recognition of the sacrifices of those Vietnam…

I want to thank my good friend from Alaska for giving me an opportunity to talk about this policy of sanctions that is wrong, wrong, wrong on so many levels. When we first looked at it, we need to understand that the embargo, or the…

while Native Americans make up less than 10 percent of the population in North Dakota, we've seen some reports where up to thirty percent of the homeless youth population in a given area are Native American

the issue of youth homelessness is a national embarrassment and we should be doing everything we can to prioritize this issue

I have heard the stories, and continue to hear the stories to this day, not just of the homeless youth and their experiences