"The Violence Against Women Act didn't have specific provisions for Indian country until 2013, which ..." — Deb Haaland

I believe Native Americans, women, and all of us deserve representation, and that we all need to fight with everything we have to make it so.

I learned from my parents to revere nature. Their way of teaching my siblings and I to respect the environment was to be in it, and so we spent a great deal of time outdoors.

We can't afford to compromise on anything we have fought for - abortion is legal in our country, and I will do everything in my power to stand up for the rights of women and all people to choose when and how they build a family.

Offshore drilling is not the solution to U.S. energy independence, and I am against opening parts of the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans to oil and natural gas production.