Unfortunately, we are dealing with a president who has slashed funding for programs to protect intact ecosystems.

I intend to lead a New Mexico where we take our environmental destiny into our own hands.

I don't want any New Mexican to go without an opportunity to support their families.

I am a member of Laguna Pueblo, and we had a bartering economy until the early 1950s, when the uranium mine, the Jackpile Mine opened in Laguna, and it was home to the largest open-pit mine in the world, and we are still feeling the…

We do not want to leave, and will not leave, anyone behind.

A stable climate system is quite literally the foundation of society.

So the science is clear, and the consequences for continued inaction are serious.

We must heed the call.

Each of you has made the case that it is past time for Congress to act to protect the health and safety of our young people and our Earth.

In Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si, he stressed the importance of protecting our most vulnerable from the impacts of climate change.

I would say that this requires immediate action. Our changing planet affects our health, our food, our ecosystems, and our way of life, and we cannot wait for another generation to act.

I can actually have some information where they can contact someone to remedy that situation.

So I wanted to ask each of you if you commit now to adopting and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on retaliation against any families, any military families, who are raising concerns about the housing...

retaliation still persists against military families who are raising concerns about the conditions of their housing.

A lot of money has been spent trying to modernize outdated financial systems and we are not seeing the results yet.

I would just emphasize that reflecting that in budget requests is important and then delivering on those goals.

Today's hearing will examine the President's budget request for the Department of Homeland Security's Management Directorate.

I just deeply appreciate your time and in addition your candor, your clear-eyed vision of improvement.