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As we expand broadband access across the country, we must ensure today’s investments are built to support tomorrow’s technologies and that rural and underserved communities are not left behind in the innovation economy.
AI is transforming the way our networks are built, managed, and secured – reshaping the digital economy, strengthening our global competitiveness, and driving the development of advanced communications networks.
When you came before this Committee almost a year ago, I asked you if it was the case that political appointees were on review boards for the cancellation of $3.7 billion in awards. You responded, ‘Well, it's absolutely the case.’ Those…
On top of that, his office has slow-walked New Mexico’s own investigation into Epstein’s crimes at Zorro Ranch, refusing to hand our Attorney General the unredacted evidence he needs.
New Mexicans should have access to timely, high-quality mental healthcare whenever and wherever they need it.
I know the Senator from Alaska knows about balance. She has passed a lot of legislation out of this Committee. And I think today, unfortunately, we are not finding that balance.
I just want to make it clear that in the Chaco [Canyon] case, there was no land transfer. All of that land remained in public hands. There was a mineral withdrawal that was designed to protect thousands of individual archeological and…
Sometimes national park boundaries need to change, and it is this Committee’s job to decide when that is a good idea. But that work cannot be one-sided—only advancing bills that remove protections, and not those that add them.
Unfortunately, this is yet another markup in this Committee where we are not conserving a single additional acre of public land for the American people.
The American people deserve to have a government that works for them—not one that is willing to push energy prices even higher and put the country’s energy security at grave risk.
Once an administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.
It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely those who support the President.
Tribal Nations are at the forefront of protecting our communities—and they deserve the tools and resources they need to prepare for public health emergencies.
We cannot keep expecting Tribal Nations to respond to public health emergencies with one hand tied behind their backs. Tribal public health departments know their communities best, yet they have been shut out of the very federal…
The Taxpayer Advocate Service is critical for New Mexicans in every corner of the state and Americans who are stuck in the IRS system and need help.
If you’re a teacher and you really want to work in a tribal community, whether you are a Native person yourself or not, and you’re looking at the difference of getting paid, let’s say, $50,000 by the federal government versus going and…
So what this bill would do is study the current formula funds that are allocated per student to these tribally controlled schools to evaluate how to increase funding per student, how to address increasing teacher and staff pay, and how to…
On day one, I will overhaul CYFD. We will start from scratch with a secretary who has the right experience to serve our kids and move toward a system that provides consistent, high-quality care.