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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.

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.

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

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