Speaking on the Senate floor with my colleagues to shine a spotlight on the crisis of missing & murdered indigenous women & girls. For too long this crisis has brought terror & pain to tribal communities across my home state of WA & the nation. #MMIW #JusticeForNativeWomen
The epidemic of missing and murdered Native women isn’t an urban problem or a rural problem.
This is an alarming trend devastating communities across my state every day—and Native women and girls are paying the ultimate price. #MMIW
I’m grateful for Native leaders & organizations like @Sihb1, who released a landmark report with critical data & insights on this crisis. This information is a major step toward fully understanding and ending the decades-long epidemic. #MMIW
We must improve & reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act to strengthen protections & resources for tribal communities—and now that #VAWA has passed the House, I'll keep pushing my GOP colleagues to get it over the finish line in the Senate. #MMIW
I will keep fighting to strengthen federal support for tribal priorities and I will continue listening to & lifting up the stories of Native women & girls in WA as we all work together to end the tragedy of this senseless epidemic. #MMIW
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.