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At Hearing, Cortez Masto Presses Admin to Strengthen Tribal Law Enforcement, Crack Down on Fentanyl

Statement

Date: Dec. 7, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: National Security Drugs

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"Nevada's 28 Tribal communities--not all of them have law enforcement. They rely on the BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs]. The challenge is they are under-resourced. Just recently I was with the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, which is on the border of Nevada and Oregon, talking with BIA agents and there's not enough officers to cover that territory and those vast distances.

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If we can't have BIA be honest with us and tell us the resources you need to cover the territory…what do we and the tribes do? …We are all asking for answers. That's why I have my BADGES Act and the Parity Act, and why there is a lot of work trying to get at how we staff this and address the challenges and complexity of this,"

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