One of the reasons that it is important for us to honor this site is that there are still real, living connections to the terrible actions that were taken that day.

December 29, 1890 was most assuredly one of those dark days.

Dusty Johnson offered this bill to restore the lands to Indian Country.

We believe H.R. 3371 represents another important step in that process.

We must understand our history, especially when it is as horrific as the massacre was, so we do not repeat it.

Our people have grieved for well over a century the loss of life and the genocidal attack on our people and our way of life that took place at Wounded Knee.

We are pleased that Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) has introduced H.R. 3371 to place this sacred land in restricted fee status and to protect the land from alienation and outside interference and control.

Let us not use polite phrases to ignore the reality: this was no battle, this was a massacre.

This legislation would take a parcel of land into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

It is altogether appropriate for the Federal Government to step up in partnership to try to make sure that this sacred site is protected.

This is an important step for the healing of the people of our Oceti Sakowin.

Yes, I think that is very well said. I think there is all the evidence in the world that there are robust customer protections within that regime, that the CFTC is a strong market regulator.

It's become a tool to point out the fact that we're spending more than we're taking in every single year.

I think Leader McConnell absolutely hit it on the head. And I think he's probably as responsible as anybody is for actually getting this deal done in this bipartisan way.

I hope I can support the Republican nominee in the future. If it’s Tim Scott, I know I can support the nominee.

Well, right now I'm hoping it's going to be Tim Scott. And if it's not, then I'm going to have to reassess.

We’re not going there.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Tennessee Mr. (Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 17, nays 81, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 140 Leg.] YEAS--17 Blackburn Braun Britt Graham Hawley Hyde-Smith Lummis…