"We do need a short-term strategy. We need a long-term strategy. The question is, how are we going to pay for it?"
"I strongly support this provision. And yes, there are legitimate due process concerns."
"For far too long, violent crime and drug distribution and severe understaffing have plagued Indian Country."
"The same report indicates that an additional 22 law enforcement officers are needed to meet the community's needs."
"Criminal defendants who cannot afford legal representation under constitutional law interpretation are entitled to court-appointed lawyers."
"I want to commend the Chairman. He and I are going to work together in a bipartisan way."
"We must ensure that tribal governments have the tools they need to keep their communities safe."
"According to the BIA's 2008 crime report, the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming had a crime rate that was three and a half times the national average."
"It's important that we work on natural resource policy in this committee."
"Good Neighbor legislation has languished in this committee since 2007, and it is time, now, that we hold a hearing."
"I would like to ask for your cooperation to have the Good Neighbor Forestry Act added to our agenda as soon as possible."