Today I’m continuing to share the work I’ve done since joining the US Senate to address & raise awareness about challenges in Indian Country & helping stand up for Native American families. Follow along.
The first bill I intro’d in the U.S. Senate, that is now law, created a national Commission on Native American Children to conduct an intensive study into the complex challenges facing Native children to help change outcomes. Read more in the @gfherald. grandforksherald.com/content/heitka…
@gfherald Read more in my @dickinsonpress op-ed w/ my friend & colleague @lisamurkowski from 2014 on why my bipartisan bill to create a Commission on Native Children was needed to address the challenges Native youth face: thedickinsonpress.com/opinion/column…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski Since introducing my bipartisan bill to create the Commission on Native Children in 2013—my first bill as a U.S. senator—I successfully got it across the finish line when it became law in 2016. This video highlights how urgently needed the Commission is.
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski Proud that my bill to create a Commission on Native Children was signed into law in 2016 & has had all its members fully appointed. Through the Commission we can help address the challenges Native youth face. Read more in @lennyletter from @JuliaRJones. lennyletter.com/story/the-nort…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones In Oct 2016 the President signed into law my bipartisan bill to establish a Commission on Native Children & July this year it held its first meeting & started its work. W/ its findings we can work to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed. washingtonpost.com/news/education…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones Successfully pushed for to provide Cannon Ball Elementary students w/ resources to help them succeed. In 2014, the White House announced Apple had chosen to equip Cannon Ball w/ technology to empower students wahpetondailynews.com/cannon-ball-sc…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones In 2016, I helped intro a bipartisan bill, which passed in the Senate this year, to update decades-old data the federal gov uses to distribute funds to Native students—which excluded about 500,000 Native students from accessing eligible resources. minotdailynews.com/news/local-new…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones Every year, I meet w/ inspiring & resilient Native students from ND’s tribal colleges. Watch to hear how their tribal colleges have had life-changing impacts & have helped them flourish.
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones In August 2016, I hosted the first-ever US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing in Bismarck dedicated to addressing the detrimental impact traumatic events can have on tribal communities, particularly among Native children willistonherald.com/news/heitkamp-…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones Read more in @inforum abt my work to raise awareness of the long-term impacts of childhood trauma—like abuse, violence, or disaster—particularly in tribal communities, & how I’ve worked to chart a path to finding workable & needed solutions. inforum.com/news/4127421-a…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones In 2017 intro’d a bill to identify best practices to reduce the impacts of trauma like exposure to violence, crime & abuse on children & families, particularly in Native communities so they’re supported by a network of informed professionals. Read more: grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/heal…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones In fall 2016, I spoke w/ state, local, federal, & tribal leaders in ND about the need for long-term strategies to boost housing opportunities across tribal lands during @HUDgov’s first Great Plains regional Indian housing conference in Bismarck bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tri…
@gfherald @dickinsonpress @lisamurkowski @lennyletter @JuliaRJones Read more from @inforum about the 1st Great Plains regional Indian housing conference in Bismarck in 2016 that I requested to help lay the foundation for a better future in our tribal communities. grandforksherald.com/news/4086388-s…

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Oct 22, 2018
Since joining the US Senate, I’ve made it a priority to work closely with local, state, & federal officials to raise awareness about local challenges in North Dakota & bring about results to fix them. Follow along to learn about local projects I worked to make possible.
In 2015, I urged the @DeptVetAffairs to support ND veterans w/ new Vet Center in Grand Forks & in summer 2016, a new, permanent Vet Center opened to help vets to heal, connect with their roots, & establish strong support systems grandforksherald.com/opinion/column…
Earlier this year I joined Mayville elementary students to celebrate 200 backpacks sent to help children in Nepal in memory of ND native Ann Nelson. Honored to help make sure they made it there. Read more in @WDAYnews wday.com/news/4427380-b…
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Oct 17, 2018
I've long worked to make health care more affordable for individuals, families & children across ND. Follow along to see some of my efforts to fight for North Dakotans' to have access to quality care.
In early 2014, I unveiled a series of commonsense proposals with 5 other senators to take needed steps toward making the health reform law work better for individuals, families, & small businesses across North Dakota & the country. Read more in @politico: heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.c…
To learn more, see the full timeline here of my work since 2013 to make the health reform law work better for families & businesses. heitkamp.senate.gov/public/_cache/…
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Oct 13, 2018
In the US Senate, I've made it a priority to raise awareness about the challenges in Indian Country & help stand up for Native American families. Follow along today and on Monday to learn more.
84% of Native American women experience violence in their lifetime. But outside of Indian Country, few people are aware of this epidemic. That’s why I introduced #SavannasAct to help law enforcement crack down on these horrible crimes.
Combating the crisis of missing & murdered Native American women is about hope, justice & letting Native women across the country know that they're #NotInvisible—and that’s what #SavannasAct aims to help achieve. Read more @inforum inforum.com/news/4339231-s…
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