"This would instead just say the number of justices on the Supreme Court shall be nine."
"Some of us, me included, would call that packing the court."
"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 Tri..."
"H.R. 3579, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, seeks to cut through red tape from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that has slowed down the processing of mortgages."
"H.R. 386, the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, prohibits the federal government from using funds to alter, change, destroy, or remove any face, name, or feature of the memorial."
"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."
"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 ..."