I was unavoidably absent in 2019 due to a family medical emergency for rollcall votes Nos. 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, and 203. Had I been present, I would have voted yea on votes Nos. 195 and 197 and nay on votes Nos. 196…

I move to concur in the House amendment, and I know of no further debate on the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to.

I am honored to rise for the last time on the floor of the House of Representatives. Growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, I never imagined that I would walk these hallowed Halls and speak from this Chamber. Of course, I did not get…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 608, S. 2165. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as…

I further ask unanimous consent that the Heinrich amendment to the committed-reported substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and that the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to. The…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass, as amended? The bill (S. 2165), as amended, was…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S7586, December 17, 2020, second…

as if in legislative session, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 212. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from…

As one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the daughter of two veterans, I am proud that my bill with Representative Mike Gallagher, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act, will be included…

I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to each of you for your hard work, your public service, and your commitment. I want to thank my family--my parents Stewart and Lee Udall, who instilled in me the will to do good and to be…

We are weaker as a Nation if we cannot protect the women who serve our country.

I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff--Ned Adriance, Lauren Arias, Clinton Cowan, Renee Gasper, Cara Gilbert, Annie Orloff, Leo Sheehan, and Lisa Van Theemsche--be given floor privileges for the remainder of the…

I thank Senator Schumer for those kind remarks earlier. As you know, I announced last year that I wasn't running for reelection, and if I had known everyone was going to be so nice to me, I might have announced it earlier. I am not the…

it is my honor today to commend the senior Senator from New Mexico, my longtime partner in this Chamber, my good friend Tom Udall, for his years of service to our great State of New Mexico and to our Nation. Before I speak about Tom, I…

As a proud New Mexican, I rise in support of the Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act that I introduced to ensure that the Federal Government recognizes the historical and cultural significance of New…

you'd ``stop oil and gas leasing on public lands.''

I am proud to support the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act, which includes my bipartisan Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act that I introduced alongside Representative Gianforte, to address the rise of scams during this deadly pandemic. As…

The way I look at it, we are in a reciprocal relationship with nature. You reap what you sow: greedy polluters have harmed our planet for decades, and now we are all facing the consequences.