I rise today to discuss and bring awareness to the obligation that we have to never forget what is happening to way too many Native American women in this country. For too long, the disproportionate incidents of violence against Native…

I think that when we are looking at the additional challenges that gaming brings to Indian Country... it has challenges.

I am deeply concerned about the remedial efforts and how all of that rolled out to begin with.

We want to make sure all of the people involved in your industry... are well trained and can recognize the signs of human trafficking, especially when it involves small children.

I appreciate your response to the letter that I and other members of this Committee sent on human trafficking.

If people are not safe, if people are not protected, this has to be one of your top priorities in your Acting role.

I consider the lack of law enforcement resources in Indian Country, especially for our gaming tribes, to be one of the most critical issues Indian Country is confronting.

You should be ready when it happens.

You should have read the story and said, 'Is this true? Let us go find out.'

I come to the floor today to give my strong support and ask my colleagues to support the confirmation of Judge Ralph Erickson to fill the North Dakota vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. This is a seat that the…

In fact, I have two tests on whether I think a rural area will survive. First is do we have rural water, which is absolutely critical going forward for many, many families, to make sure that the water is pure and clean.

The other test is can they stream Netflix, right, because if you cannot stream Netflix, if you cannot get access to broadband, it is going to be increasingly more difficult.