Political Quotes

“to my colleague from New Mexico, absolutely. Let me just say I was attorney general in 2013 when you reauthorized VAWA and you included the Tribal provisions in there. There are about 27 Tribal reservations and communities in the State of Nevada, and I can guarantee you they were beneficiaries of what you did to prevent and address violence in Tribal communities through VAWA. I know that because I actually chaired the Domestic Violence Prevention Council in the State of Nevada. On my council--which, as the attorney general, came through my office--there were Tribal members. I also know that the VAWA funding that comes into the State of Nevada came through my office as the attorney general. So we made sure that all of our communities that were impacted by domestic violence in particular--any type of violence--had the benefit of this money that was coming in. I can guarantee you, working with my Tribal communities as attorney general, it was a benefit. That is why I am fighting now for that reauthorization and that funding to continue for our Tribal communities. There is no doubt in my mind that I saw the benefits in Nevada, and we can see that now across the country. I am really kind of baffled why it is not in this provision here. This really should be a bipartisan issue that we all focus on. So that is my fight. I have seen the benefits, and I know the impact it has on our Tribal communities.…”