I stand today in support of the Women's Health Protection Act. New Mexico is a border State with Texas. Because of the draconian Texas abortion ban, Texas women are driving hours to receive reproductive healthcare in New Mexico. We are…

Today, I rise to honor Mr. Roberto Estrada. Mr. Estrada was a beloved icon in the Las Cruces community and recently lost his life to pancreatic cancer at the age of 84. Estrada learned how to press tortillas at the age of 15, and for…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title LX of division E the following: SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE…

Precisely because of the importance of those atomic tests and the impact on the people of New Mexico, which we all recognize was the very first test of an atomic bomb, and the importance that it played in our history, and the ending of…

Everyone knows the first atomic bomb was exploded at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. In fact, between 1945 and 1992, the United States Government conducted more than 200 aboveground nuclear tests. These tests exposed nearby communities and…

We must make these opportunities available to families and residential building owners as well.

The scale of the challenges our planet is facing as a result of climate change is great.

I want to thank Chairman Beyer in particular for allowing me to hold this hearing today to highlight what I see as one of the shortest actions that we need to take right now to confront the climate crisis and to advance stronger, stable…

If we ever want to address our contributions to our climate problem we need to find sustainable and cost-effective substitutes for all of the devices and machines that we use today that combust fossil fuels.

Each of these electric substitutes can help reduce our climate pollution and create savings on our energy bills.

If we electrify we can actually cut our primary energy in half.

Burning fossil fuels in our homes, including methane or natural gas as it's commonly called, is really bad for our health.

That math doesn't work, and it doesn't work because an internal combustion engine is only about 30 to 35 percent efficient.

I am quite pleased that the Senate will soon be voting on the confirmation of Margaret Strickland, President Biden's nominee to be a district court judge for the District of New Mexico. Ms. Strickland was born and raised in the southwest…

I believe the second biggest emitter in the world today after China, but we're also the largest historical emitter.

I would rather get it right than rush it to a conclusion.

I stand in support of H.R. 4. I stand in support of democracy. Earlier this month, the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, on which I serve, released a report documenting voter suppression following the Shelby decision. We…

I would--my personal view, and I think many of us believe the FDA is very well justified and has the authority, saying they are not tobacco products--they claim they are not tobacco products. Fine, you are a drug. You are not approved, go…