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H.R. 3371, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial & Sacred Site Act, places 40 acres of land into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

I would just close, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, by thanking the Committee for being so willing to have me engaged in hearings.

In your July hearing, witness after witness talked about the abysmal track record of IHS. It is really unacceptable.

H.R. 386, the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, that would prohibit the Federal Government from using any funds to change, remove, or destroy Mount Rushmore.

This would cut the red tape that is standing in the way of people being able to secure mortgages in Indian Country, a hugely important step.

First off, H.R. 3371, that would, as you remember, sir, take 40 acres of the massacre site of Wounded Knee and put it into trust-like status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota. But you talk about expensive infrastructure and privacy. But don't we have those same concerns in a vehicle-miles traveled--I mean, you are going to have technology in the vehicle if it is really on the basis…

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota. Mr. Davis, I thought one of the most striking parts of your testimony was walking through the fact that by 2026, the deficit in the trust fund is going to be 40 percent a year.

If we don't fix what the foundational problems of the House Republican Conference, the new speaker is just going to be in the same old stupid clown car, but a different driver, that's not going to get it done.

I'm not surprised. Tensions and tempers have been running pretty high for the last nine months.

Food security is a critical component of national security, and we need to make sure that foreign countries do not hold an undue influence over our food supply.

We must safeguard U.S. farmland, and food security is a critical component of national security.

I am pleased that this year's Senate National Defense Authorization Act includes Senator Rounds' amendment to prohibit China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from purchasing U.S. agricultural land and businesses.

It has become very apparent that an increasing number of foreign purchases of American agricultural land is posing a threat to national security.

We must safeguard U.S. farmland, and food security is a critical component of national security.

I am pleased that this year's Senate National Defense Authorization Act includes Senator Rounds' amendment to prohibit China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from purchasing U.S. agricultural land and businesses.

Food security is a critical component of national security, and we need to make sure that foreign countries do not hold an undue influence over our food supply.

It has become very apparent that an increasing number of foreign purchases of American agricultural land is posing a threat to national security.