I think that the VA has done a remarkable job in many instances, given some of the Medical Centers that I have had a chance to visit...

H.R. 1211 authorizes that needed training, resources and certification.

I think one of the provisions in the bill, as it relates to the assessment and the evaluation as to what those barriers are...

This bill was developed in close collaboration with Indian Country.

Today fewer than 3,000 law enforcement officers patrol more than 56 million acres of Indian Country.

As the at-large representative for the state of South Dakota, I have the privilege of representing nine tribal nations.

These kinds of statistics are one of the reasons I recently introduced H.R. 1924, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009.

It is time, it is well past time for Congress to take action.

Adequate funding for tribal law enforcement, detention, tribal courts and rehabilitation and treatment services simply must be a higher priority.

The federal government is responsible for working with tribes to ensure safe communities but, unfortunately over the years it has not met the great needs of Native communities.

The 'Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act,' which I introduced on February 26, 2009, will take important steps to expand and improve Department of Veterans Affairs health care services for women veterans.