Madam Chairwoman, thank you.

This Committee was originally scheduled for earlier in the morning, but was rescheduled so that Donald Trump could meet with House Republicans off campus for a political rally.

These House Natural Resources Committee hearings are always an interesting fever dream.

Folks are coming from all over the world. And the journeys that they go on to arrive here are not unlike probably everyone in this room's.

Our taxpayer dollars are not to be used for political purposes or as a campaign stop for political activities.

I represent New Mexico. And a lot of the rhetoric that we hear around here around immigration is every state is a border state.

The rhetoric that you are hearing here on the dais could be a hearing from 1850, because this is the same argument that people have been making about immigration.

Several years ago, I was proud to lead, along with Senator Hoeven, the effort to designate the bison as our national mammal.

It is disturbing to hear, especially in a Committee like this, to be used in this way.

Several years ago, I was proud to lead, along with Senator Hoeven, the effort to designate the bison as our national mammal.

I want to thank you, Erv, and ITBC for all of your guidance, all of your feedback, that helped us as we drafted this legislation.

I hope that in my lifetime, thanks in large part to these tribal buffalo herds, we will see bison return to the prominent place that it once occupied.

Several years ago, I was proud to lead, along with Senator Hoeven, the effort to designate the bison as our national mammal.

I've been hearing a lot about buy, borrow, and die.

The United States recently passed the bipartisan Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA) to deliver long-overdue justice to those left out.

I'm one of, I think, two senators right now that went to pre-K. I thought everyone went to Head Start.

Our bipartisan, bicameral bill, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, would strengthen Federal support for tribal bison programs.

Two years ago, we had the most destructive fire in our state's history in New Mexico.