Chairman Murkowski, Ranking Member Udall, Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, my name is Esther Lucero.

As you craft the fiscal year 2018 Interior Appropriations bill, we encourage you take into account the significant leveraging of limited Federal resources our Corps accomplish in partnership with land management agencies.

This is absolutely wrong.

I am deeply troubled by the Trump administration's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget calling for the elimination of the NEA.

The efforts to clean the Chesapeake began under President Reagan in 1983.

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the responsibility to make decisions about war and peace is one of the most important powers given to Congress under the Constitution.

I think not only would it be a sign of the American people's resolve, but truly I think our men and women would benefit from an Authorization for Use of Military Force that would let them know that the American people in the form of their…

The Federal Government spends $80 billion annually on major IT systems.

We cannot ignore that our new reliance on Internet-connected technologies can make us more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Access to broadband, as we know, is a critical resource for all Americans today.

Congress plans to advance a long overdue infrastructure package, and it must include meaningful investments in broadband.

A Russian company sells this type of skimmer, the wireless one, and gives directions on how to steal credit card information.

The FTC previously issued a warning to Americans traveling abroad to be alert for card skimmers at ATMs and gas stations.

Technology evolves and con artists adapt and deploy new techniques.

As State Attorney General in New Mexico, we brought many consumer protection cases in the areas that you all are talking about.

I want to thank all my colleagues here today for demonstrating the importance of this work at the Federal level.

We must act to prevent the development of a new digital divide by helping communities of all sizes adopt smart infrastructure and solutions.