Mr. Speaker, let's go back to who caused this problem in the first place. It was those Republicans with their Republican tax cut. The Trump tax cut is the one that caused this problem. Let's not forget why we are facing this. Let's not…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans' fix needs a fix. Really. They are proposing that instead of actually fixing the SALT problem, they keep trying to say: Oh, it is all right for us to do…

I especially appreciate Mr. Westerman's comments about how the United States is behind other nations, and needs to standardize the way in which we do economic accounting of our natural resources.

Mr. Speaker, I remind everybody here that Democrats offered an amendment in the Rules Committee so that we could have fixed the SALT problem not just for tax year 2023, which is when you pay your taxes now in 2024, but fixed it for 2…

I think it was an educational hearing for my colleagues who are newly being introduced to the concept of natural capital.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we just have to keep saying it over and over again: How dare the majority scold us for not fixing a problem that they created. How dare they scold us, and how dare they…

Expanding access to nutrition programs in New Mexico is one of my top priorities.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to wish everybody who is celebrating in New Mexico and across the world a very happy Lunar New Year. This Saturday, we will begin the Year of the Dragon, a symbol of strength, wisdom, and success. Across New…

Mr. Speaker, reasonable Republicans and even The Wall Street Journal editorial board have written that this impeachment does not qualify as high crimes and misdemeanors. The board wrote: ``Grandstanding is easier than governing, and…

Mr. Speaker, we just voted here in the House to bring back the child tax credit, one of the most important and effective efforts to help working families and to lift children out of poverty in generations. These payments will provide a…

Mr. Speaker: (English translation of the statement made in Spanish by Mr. Vasquez is as follows:) Today, I rise to tell you about my visit to the Cibola County Correctional Facility, and to demand changes to mistreatment within immigration…

Mr. Speaker, last Saturday marked the National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders. The movie ``Oppenheimer'' reminded the Nation that New Mexico is where the government first detonated an atomic bomb. The story that remains untold and the…

I think that is the most efficient program you have seen, and I think that that is a testimony to the fact of how bad things were and how important it was to finally address it.

As we know, listening to the need for Black Hills to be restored is something that we all should constantly remember on this Committee.

We are peeling back the layers of what happened to the tribes, and how we reacquire the land is going to take an awareness and acknowledgement of those things.

I very much appreciate the calling of this hearing, Mr. Chairman.

The challenge of rapidly changing ocean conditions requires further research and development, using tools like cutting edge super computers and AI.

Improving our ocean modeling capabilities isn't just important for protecting our ocean economies.