"I just wanted to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of someone who originates and emanates from my district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and that's Joseph Stone."
"So we helped rich people, but we did not help the most vulnerable and the more poor."
"the importance of the restoration of tribal jurisdiction, supplementing with tribal resources to tribal law enforcement, and compelling the Federal Government to take this issue seriously and investig..."
"the jurisdictional loophole is a major source of the high rates of violence against our women and the lack of a response."
"I am a direct descendant of a tribal leader who understood the connection between tribal sovereignty and safety for Native women, and that understanding informs and commands the work that I undertake ..."
"our women are murdered 10 times the national rate on reservations."
"I do want to follow up with--my colleague on the Republican side talked about lists of things that are really critical."
"While these tariffs have had draconian impacts on all of our constituents and districts, they are having an impact on China, as well."
"We want to make sure that they are not being produced or taken from countries where people are being murdered and that have unfair labor practices."
"As you put together an infrastructure package, we write to urge you to take steps to ensure that minority contractors can fully participate in all projects funded by any proposal in the 116th Congress..."
"What these challenges do point out is the need for lawmakers to continue to make forceful efforts to attack the historically and ongoing inequality when it comes to federal infrastructure contracting."