I want to make sure you have the last word. But I would add to your list of important uses of the Antiquities Act two additional national parks that were designated national parks after initially being designated national monuments.

Opening Statement of: Hon. Tom Udall, a U.S. Senator from the State of New Mexico.

Our returning troops deserve mandatory mental health screening and a program to better monitor their mental and physical health.

They need not only the health care they are entitled to, but we need to provide them with access to higher education, job training, and offer the resources to help them successfully reintegrate with their families and their communities.

We must make a commitment to restore science and innovation as the keys to a new American economy.

It is important for rural veterans to have access to care.

We need to invest in innovative sources of renewable energy production and ensure our workforce is trained to seize the opportunities of a new clean energy economy.

Although we are facing tough times, we must not forget that this budget represents a great opportunity to rebuild our Nation.

Finally, we must remember the unique needs of our returning veterans.

Our ability to get our country back on track relies on our ability to change the way our country generates and uses energy.

We must invest in new electric grids, new wind turbines, new solar panels, and cleaner cars.

At this time of economic uncertainty, creating a comprehensive and strong budget is extraordinarily important.

If our goal is a stronger, better economy, education is how we get there.

I don't think that anyone can disagree with the idea that oil production from the OCS is critical to our energy security.

If we, our children, and our grandchildren are to prosper in the 21st century, we must decrease our dependence on oil, use energy in the most efficient ways possible, and decrease our carbon emissions.

This legislation will put Americans back to work while laying the groundwork for a clean energy economy.

I hope we can benefit from learning from what others, including Japan are doing in this regard.

I look forward to working with others in the Administration, this Committee, and the Congress to meet the President's goal of legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy…