New Mexico often has a tough time in the President's budget request, so additional discretionary funds that this committee provides and your hard work is really critical in my State.

I hope, reach a favorable decision to help New Mexico's dairy producers, given our dairy loss related to the huge snowstorm.

I haven't gotten any Federal support to deal with that, and the state support is gone.

I am very relieved that we have continued the New Mexico Acacias Program.

I want to work with every stakeholder and every policymaker to make sure that New Mexico gets what it needs to end this persistent poverty in our rural and frontier areas.

Fort Bliss and its activities have a major impact on southern New Mexico.

My biggest concern is that too often today's priorities reflect yesterday's way of doing things, and do not adequately reflect the world as it may become.

I am willing to commit to a study to improve upon this method.

The Air Force is beginning to take notice about the need to combine kinetic and cyber training.

I think other Senators have mentioned her here. I have worked with her extensively.

Thank you, Madam President, for your recognition. Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 365; that the Senate…

this is about the nomination of Roberta Jacobson to be Ambassador to Mexico. This is one of the critical positions with one of our Nation's largest trading partners. It has now been vacant for over half a year. Important work is left…

Stormwater regulation needs to have the flexibility to make sure that local managers can suggest alternatives that make sense for an arid region.

I hope we don't have it too soon, but a spring runoff, which means that all that sediment gets moved again.

Thank you very much, Chairman Barrasso, for holding this hearing.

Congress has a vital interest in international institutions to promote economic growth.

We have five well-qualified candidates with impressive resumes being considered today.

data security is an absolute necessity for [the military], and that, I'm not a believer in back doors or a single technical approach to what is a complex problem.