Political Quotes

“Sadly, I rise again today to speak about the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. After 300 days of searching, the body of Rosenda Strong was finally found on the Yakima Nation reservation in central Washington. The life of this young mother of four was not lost, but taken, as are the lives of many other Native American women across the Nation. Rosenda is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, and her case is one of 71 unsolved cases involving missing and murdered indigenous women in Washington State. Since she went missing last October, her loved ones have rallied to bring national attention to the alarming high number of murder and violence rate facing Native American women across the country. Children are left without mothers, parents are left without daughters, and communities are left questioning their safety and their future. This crisis can no longer be ignored. Congress must act to deliver justice to victims like Rosenda and so many others like her. ____________________”