I think it is very important that we see it be reopened safely, and I underline the 'safely.'

I know I am out of time, and anything else that we can do to support you to do that oversight, you can count on my office.

I want to take a minute to congratulate Commissioner Estevan Lopez, the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.

I think that you have done an outstanding job investing in the state, and really taking a look.

It is important that the Corps continues to work with local interests and listen to local people.

This is an important program. I am hoping to work with you to ensure this program is funded.

We don't want to see any of these pilots, or these initiatives, cause more hunger in the state.

Our unemployment is much higher than the national average.

Thank you for coming to New Mexico, and meeting with me, and our farmers and ranchers.

New Mexico still ranks last. We are the worst for child hunger.

If it were not for leasing water, the river would go dry, and there would be no water to sustain the endangered species in the river.

Many native communities in New Mexico do not have adequate water infrastructure, and in some cases, no running water at all.

I really appreciate your good bipartisan work.

Programs that help provide sustainable water management are crucial and need to be adequately funded.

It is a big issue, and it is more than just the $10 million to the City of Rio Rancho.

I think it is going to be really important for us to view some of the particulars of how we manage the labs and particularly the things that bring people into the pipeline at the front end with the greatest amount of expertise and then…

In my view, defense innovation is moving too slowly, oftentimes in cycles that last years, while commercial innovation can be measured in cycles of months.

Maintaining the prison at Guantanamo is costing American taxpayers almost $5 billion since it opened in 2002.