Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar used her Monday afternoon appearance at an Iowa forum on Native American issues to highlight infrastructure problems on tribal lands. “If they can hook up the entire country of Iceland, I think we can hook up our Native American reservations… and our tribal lands to make sure that they have high-speed internet for our kids,” she said.
Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne Sioux Tribe told Klobuchar there are five washed-out roads on his reservation from spring flooding. “Nobody cares. It’s shameful to see the neglect in your own backyard. I have no faith in the federal government. We’ve been lied to enough,” Frazier said. Klobuchar says as president she’d make road repairs a priority, along with “green” solutions.