04/21/2015
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"Last week, I joined a group of ten Senators, led by Senator Heitkamp, on a letter to the Appropriations Committee leadership outlining the dire need for tribal-specific funding streams."
"The ideas we heard on addressing Native substance abuse disorders at the roundtable resulted in the introduction of S. 2437, the Opioid Response Enhancement Act."
"Successful implementation of programs requires cooperation and coordination from all sides--Interior, Justice, Health and Human Services, and the tribes themselves."
"I am encouraged by the progress that the Department has made on the issue."