Thank you, Chairman Wyden, and thank you, Ranking Member Senator Murkowski and other members of the subcommittee, for allowing me to speak t...
Senators Bingaman and Udall introduced S. 1689, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act.
This is an important piece of legislation for us in southern New Mexico and for Dona Ana County in particular.
the New Mexico wilderness areas included in this bill under consideration today are in close proximity to the Mexico-United States border.
Preserving these majestic forests as wilderness is consistent with the goals of the existing land management plan and will ensure permanent ...
The areas that are designated by this bill have very low potential for oil and gas development.
Most of the State of New Mexico is in a single TV market centered in Albuquerque; however, about 13.5 percent of the State's TV households r...
To my knowledge, satellite companies have not been willing to provide in-state non-duplicative television programming to viewers in any so-c...
I mean, I think there's a real problem here.
Exporting is vital for the growth of our economy.
I appreciate the leadership that you and Senator Udall demonstrated by introducing this important legislation.
This legislation has also brought together an impressive and diverse group of citizens to help develop this proposal.
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act will protect approximately 259,000 acres of wilderness.
I would just remind you that we have a certain decorum here, and I would ask that you not refer to any Member of this Committee in the futur...
I believe the Agency is actually allowed to maintain those facilities with the least intrusive tool.
What have we done to prevent further pipeline catastrophes?
Ensuring their safety, I think, is a very, very important responsibility.
Thus, our unanimous resolution passed on September 22, 2009, in support of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act was the culminati...
