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Heidi Heitkamp

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Heidi Heitkamp is an American politician and attorney who served as the United States Senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic-NPL Party, she was the first woman elected to the Senate from North Dakota. During her tenure, Heitkamp focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and rural development, advocating for policies that benefited her state's economy and communities.

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Dec 1, 2015

But understand, this is important business. And so when it is not treated like it is important business, we get a little upset.

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Dec 1, 2015

I want to talk about trauma-informed and trauma-based therapies.

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Dec 1, 2015

The challenges faced by tribal communities require comprehensive solutions and support from the federal government.

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Dec 1, 2015

I spent six years and got nothing done.

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Dec 1, 2015

So whatever it takes for you to send that message back that we are serious about this, because you may not see it, but when we go home, we see it every day.

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Dec 1, 2015

I think we cannot begin to solve all these other problems until we get a true law enforcement presence.

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Nov 18, 2015

I think border security remains a critical priority for this country.

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Nov 18, 2015

I want to, I think, really thank all the advocacy groups and all of you who have been on the front end of this.

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Nov 18, 2015

Do you think it is legitimate for the American public to today ask you to provide answers to their questions about this program?

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Nov 18, 2015

You need to try harder. And if you were truly trying as hard as what you could, if you truly cared, you would be in this room with us talking about how we could, in fact, attack this problem.

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Nov 18, 2015

I think that this is a huge part of what we need to be concerned about.

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Nov 18, 2015

They are working to deal with kind of a culture that needs to change within that subset, and they are doing terrific work in terms of educating.

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