currently, the Senate is considering one of the most important pieces of legislation that we consider each year, and that is the National Defense Authorization Act. It is a bill that authorizes funding for our men and women in uniform and…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S.2405 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 14, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 194 Leg.] YEAS--85 Bennet Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Brown Budd Cantwell…

the reason why I asked that question in particular is because this may very well have been put into a trust status.

I think that says a lot, first of all, about their feelings about how personal this is.

I would simply point out that these two leaders have come together.

This bill is an important step in our nation-to-nation relationship.

Our South Dakota Senators, Mike Rounds and John Thune, who offered this Senate companion bill to restore our lands to 'Indian country' status with reference to our 1868 Treaty deserve our gratitude.

Moving forward, it is my hope that we can come together to acknowledge the history of the Wounded Knee Massacre and work to mend our history through reconciliation and mutual respect.

I am honored to be able to introduced President Frank Star Comes Out of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Chairman Ryman LeBeau of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

This legislation would place 40 acres of tribally purchased land at the Wounded Knee Massacre site into restricted fee status.

As you all know, the Wounded Knee Massacre not only represents a low point in U.S.-Lakota relations, but it also serves as one of the darkest moments in our Nation's history.

We need to ensure that the voices of our tribal communities are heard.

Our South Dakota Senators, Mike Rounds and John Thune, who offered this Senate companion bill to restore our lands to 'Indian country' status with reference to our 1868 Treaty deserve our gratitude.

We need to ensure that the voices of our tribal communities are heard.

This legislation would place 40 acres of tribally purchased land at the Wounded Knee Massacre site into restricted fee status.

I think that says a lot, first of all, about their feelings about how personal this is.