We thank you, Senator Heitkamp for your dedication and that of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs...

Of all responsibilities our government assumes, none is more urgent, more dire, and more necessary than the protection of the most vulnerable of our society.

The U.S. government has a federal trust responsibility and legal obligation to safeguard not only the Treaties, but to ensure all citizens of the United States have equal access to justice and the right to live a life free from violence.

We have kind of a joke on this side. We say what happens in the Indian Affairs Committee stays in the Indian Affairs Committee.

I think we need to do more to support our Native communities.

We thank Senator Heitkamp for her leadership in introducing Savanna's Act, which is aimed at improving the response to missing persons and murder cases involving Native victims.

It is time for Congress to take the next step by passing and enacting Savanna's Act.

I stand by my recommendation that a National Inquiry into the MMIW is a necessary fundamental response to truly understand the gravity of the extensive issues faced for Native women in the country.

I urge Congress to move quickly in order to rectify the data collection gaps and provide tribal leadership and local law enforcement with the resources needed to protect Indigenous women, and bring justice to those who have perpetuated…

I am pleading for these crime victims and their families that they should know where these cases are.

I want to applaud Senator Hoeven for what he is doing to try to bring more victims services.

I think it is important to know what your clearance rate is.