The bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing money to the local co-op through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Program.

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

the Federal Government has a responsibility to the people of New Mexico to clean up and rebuild our communities.

If not, Mr. Chairman, we all need to have a serious conversation about what's going to happen at the federal level to make sure that we're going to be doing some things in a different way for the good of all the people that we represent all across America.

Co-ops are struggling to obtain wildfire insurance because of the chance their equipment is faulted for a major fire.

This year, Southeastern New Mexico is currently the only region in the nation experiencing exceptional drought.

I think an amendment to the Small Tracts Act, so we will look forward to working with you on that...

I find it extraordinarily distasteful and disrespectful when we call hearings about tribal issues and Members of Congress use the space to talk about policy and political issues that are not about the issue at hand.

Tribes are sovereign nations.

I think it is disrespectful to the folks who serve our tribal governments.

Over the last several months we have been working with tribal leaders, tribal organizations, law enforcement, and others to really understand.

we invested $10.8 billion in the Forest Service, we got 400 percent back as a return on investment.

I think I am going to be asking you for a commitment to implement what the GAO has identified.

We need water to put out the fire.

I just want to say thank you.

I think it is clear to anyone who is working on issues around public safety and behavioral health in our tribal communities that it has been truly devastating to see the ways in which the fentanyl crisis has touched down in our tribal communities.

We are not living by all of the recommendations, or not living by everything that you have committed to me.

The wildfire season is shifting dramatically earlier.