It has taken us 3 years to get this administration to require the Human Services Department to repay these providers the millions of dollars that they are--but they are defunct.

Do you see advances or areas that Congress could be looking to, much like my colleague talked about, in investment strategies and incentive strategies?

These are both important industries to the economic benefit of citizens in New Mexico, but I can see that left alone, it could take too long to create an environment where competing for water resources means choosing.

Agriculture and the oil and gas sector are really important industries, certainly, in my state as well as for most of the Members on this Committee.

I think it is important that we all work together to get to the meat of what is going on here that there has been a disaster and it has had a big impact.

The bill so amends the Cochiti Wetfields Settlement Agreement to authorize the transfer, operation and maintenance responsibilities for the Cochiti Dam Drainage System from the Federal Government to the Pueblo.

I would like her to go back and help us improve on the recovery progress.

This is really a straightforward bill. It would allow Cochiti Pueblo to acquire State trust lands adjacent to the Pueblo and restore its ancestral homelands.

I agree that someone senior from the EPA needs to attend this hearing.

I think it is very important that both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman work together and work through these issues.

Given that 3 years has gone by--and I apologize for interrupting you, but this--as a physician, I was a cabinet secretary for health, this is untenable.

I think that directed energy has suffered from being--from always being just 25 years off. I think we're now not 25 years off.

I actually introduced legislation this morning with Senator Inhofe to look at granting rapid acquisition authorities for directed-energy weapon systems.

As we all know, the military's ability to meet future global challenges is directly tied to its facilities.

I think it's important we move forward, so we make sure that we have a good, long-term relationship between the Air Force and the White Sand's National Monument.

This puts New Mexicans at a severe disadvantage obviously.

Is it fair to just say that--you know, I am not asking for an answer here.

I intend to join his efforts by introducing a bill in the Senate sometime in the future.