"I am not talking about necessarily the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am talking about a collective effort to work on this issue and give these young people hope in our society."
"I am happy to express support for the proposed Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 and the significant measures contained therein."
"I think the Highway Trust Fund is very important to our transportation system and we know that it needs additional revenue."
"Chairman Dorgan is very, very committed and interested in this issue and wants to move this along in an expeditious way."
"There is no greater compliment to the sovereignty or autonomy of any tribe than an independent tribal justice system."
"Do you just have to kill somebody or rape some woman in order to get the Federal Government's attention?"
"the first job of government is to provide public safety."
"Public safety is the most important thing in these communities."
"Let us get the legislation passed and signed into law because there is a lot of work to do to make all of Indian Country safe and secure."
"Well, I am glad that all of you agree that we need a broad-gauged approach to tackle this in all the areas."
"The resources aren't there."