"The only thing these people risk in defense of our democracy is their reelection, and that's cowardness at the highest level."
"I would also like to thank Senator Heidi Heitkamp for her leadership on S. 1942, Savanna's Act."
"Unfortunate. And it makes us all question the real commitment to this issue, and that is tragic."
"The intent of that legislation is to begin the dialogue."
"This is not to discover if we have a problem, but to discover the extent of the problem."
"They failed Ashley."
"Why is there this heavy rate of declined cases in Indian Country?"
"I appreciate the effort of Senator Heitkamp in looking at how, and asking the tough questions, and making sure that our Federal partners are accountable."
"You aren't part of that protocol of trying to find missing people. That is just not what we can expect from the FBI."
"That is why we are here again today."
"Well, I am just telling you, that if I ran your agency and if I ran the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, I would figure out a way to do it better, especially when we are dealing with you."