I'll begin with gratitude. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, committee staff, for allowing a hearing of my bill, the Tribal Trust Land Home Ownership Act. I get it. Home ownership, accessibility, affordability, these are problems across the country. But I got to tell you, it's worse in Indian country. It is much worse in many parts of Indian country. And in Eric Shepard's pre filed testimony, he makes it clear that that's certainly true in South Dakota. (00:11–00:19)
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