Heidi Heitkamp

I think one of the most important things we can do now that that the nomination process is over is to sit back, reflect and to think about what we need to do in reaction to an outpouring of so many people who have been victims.

North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp as you'll recall voted against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. She seems to be in a difficult political race obviously and maybe political trouble because of that vote.

If someone like me can't get reelected, what does that speak to others who want to be moderate? I just encourage people to do to their base. I think that's a real concern.

It's been a tough week for me because, you know, the political rhetoric is you can't vote that way if you expect to come back. And I tell people, Ray and Doreen Heitkamp didn't raise me to vote a certain way so that I could win. They…

I'll be voting no on Judge Kavanaugh.

My small businesses are coming and saying there is no certainty to this for us.

I think you want to take a broader look than just North Dakota.

Yeah, we need to move forward.

I think it is important that we follow up.

But my point to you is that if you take this to the extreme and you eliminate regulation, we have seen that.

I think that you see a business optimism that is a result of a sense that at least someone is going to listen to us about regulation.

I think the Clean Power Plan was folly. I think that it was wrongly decided at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

One of the concerns that I have... that can change tomorrow... our job is to provide systemic, long-term certainty.

I completely concur in what Senator Lankford said.

There needs to be a much more aggressive attitude about trying to figure out what is going on with Native kids.

I think it is critically important.

At the time when I was looking at statistics, it would be two to three times higher.

I knew it would be one of those of which Senator McCain would be most proud because it represented the brotherhood of warriors.

One of the last bills Senator McCain was able to get passed was our bill which would allow for Amber Alert in Indian Country.

Incarcerating kids, if they are Native, for drinking and not if they are White does not seem very fair.

The level of frustration we all have about the lack of statistics and data is overwhelming.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the unique needs of Native communities.

Until someone tells me how they are going to be better regulated and how we are going to get these facilities into compliance so that children are not abused, either sexually or physically, it is going to be really hard for us to expand…

I do not think that is right, and I do not think it reflects American values.

Whose responsibility is it to fix that problem and investigate it and prosecute it?