I would also note that when we adjust for the climate, we are also creating jobs. We anticipate there will be 763,000 green jobs available to our communities when we pass Build Back Better and address the climate crisis. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank the Representative for her courage. She has raised the issues of environmental injustice since the day I met her. I know she raised them and she leads them in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and she has now described what it…

We are here today to talk about the importance of this historic moment indeed, this historic moment of where we will be investing--investing in our children, investing in our planet, investing in our future. We are talking about the Build…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for bringing to light and describing those individuals for whom we are working today, but it is they who are us. We are part of their communities and they have been telling us these stories and we are…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for her words. I do think it is important to remember what it actually means for a family. In New Mexico, the average cost of infant care is $8,617. That makes New Mexico one of 33 States and D.C. where…

I want to just touch on a few points. The gentlewoman mentioned the need for immigration. I would point out that when we pass our comprehensive immigration reform, we would have a $1.4 trillion benefit to our economy. We need immigrants to…

Today I am proud to rise in support of the brave men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol. I believe our agents need to know how grateful we are for their service to the United States of America. No doubt they have rewarding careers, but…

Today, I rise in defense of American families who are worse off in every way since President Joe Biden took office exactly 10 months ago. Today, the average U.S. household now spends $175 more per month on groceries, gas, and their homes…

The DOE contract in question today raises serious concerns.

This hearing is all about good government and ensuring appropriate oversight over Federal agencies, their procurement practices, and ensuring that the taxpayers' dollars are being spent appropriately.

I believe that they should work solely within and on nuclear energy for nondefense purposes.

I think you all, as federal agencies, have a trust responsibility to take care of the public land

I very much support this legislation that Senator Cassidy, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator King have all put so much effort into.

The Buffalo Tract Protection Act would permanently withdraw four small parcels of BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mineral development.

If we are not defending the prescriptive easements that the public uses to access their public lands after a century in Montana, I worry about that spreading to New Mexico and other places as well.

Thank you, Chair Cortez Masto, for holding today's legislative hearing and for including a longstanding issue of importance to many New Mexicans.

As I often say, New Mexico's top exports are green chile and our water experts, of which we have many here today.

el agua es la vida, and it is part and parcel of our cultures and ways of life, our economy, and the future of our state.