Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a business meeting scheduled before Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, previously announced for February 10th, has been rescheduled and…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 24…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the hearing scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, previously announced for February 10th, has been rescheduled and will…

I just want to remind them that the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has done two of the four key models used by the U.S. climate program.

Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller, for again focusing this committee's attention on cyber security.

I think they're out there, on the ground, dealing with this every day.

Climate change is a moving target, and clearly what would happen behind us to the east on the Organ Mountains could be completely different than what we saw in Hatch or down in El Paso.

Congress has specifically stated that wilderness can not be used to reduce animal unit months.

Your questions were to the point and fair.

These resolutions have been passed as legislative efforts began with former Sen. Pete V. Domenici, and are now maturing under Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall.

I believe that there is great potential for this area to provide tourism-related jobs.

There has been a real attempt to try to deal with the realities in working with the Border Patrol and having an understanding with them.

Thank you.

I also want to thank this panel for being very specific at this point in land, very constructive.

I think that we can reconcile these things and still do what these areas and the people here deserve.

I am pleased to note that, with passage of S. 1689, families many generations from now will have that same opportunity--to enjoy a small slice of solitude while just outside of the bustling Las Cruces metropolitan area.

I just wanted to give any of you an opportunity to comment on things you might have heard that you either agree or disagree with.