I might argue with you that the benefits under the Affordable Care Act are not more robust for a Native American community.

I am stymied that so far in this hearing we are more concerned about background checks and those qualifications for people who would be navigators and outreach specialists, than we are for people who would, today, buy a firearm.

if you don't do this outreach, people don't know.

You can avoid out-sourcing by having talented people come and stay here, and STEM education is one way to target that.

I am going to try and set a little bit of a--well, I am just going to yield back the rest of my time

STEM education is incredibly important to our economy, and that the next generation of STEM leaders will play a critical role in driving us forward.

I thank Ms. Eshoo for her wisdom, as well as for her submissions.

I am writing in support of S.312, Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act.

That designation, I think, was an incredible recognition of the community's work in Northern New Mexico.

I am writing in support of S. 312, the Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act.

One of the things that I think attracted people like Congressman Bishop and Congresswoman Lomas and others to the FLTFA model... is the idea of quality to over quantity.

FLTFA is an excellent model for public land management that supports conservation goals as well as economic development.

I want to thank you for including a number of bills that have been in the works involving New Mexico for a number of years now.

there is still a federal role, there is a national interest in investing in our economy, in keeping the country together, in policy priorities

Even in that tough economic time, the president understood that it was essential to invest in infrastructure.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I, too, appreciate this discussion, because having critical investments and having as a priority, both publicly and privately, transportation infrastructure certainly is not something new.

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I want to recognize the work that Senator Bingaman did on the 2 bills relating to New Mexico today.