the crisis of human trafficking and particularly of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives and women is one of my top priorities.

I very much look forward to working with this Committee and my colleagues to get the Violence Against Women Act passed in the Senate.

one of the most important recommendations that came out of that work was about data and cross-jurisdictional sharing of data.

we have to pass the Violence Against Women Act. And so I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass that bill urgently.

What are the changes you think could make it easier for organizations and communities to apply and manage those grants?

I join you, the Navajo and the Pueblo leaders, in striving to find the important balance.

I really appreciated the meeting that we had here in my office last week.

With the America COMPETES Act, we will invent it in America; we will build it in America; and we will create American jobs. Importantly, the America COMPETES Act gives us the opportunity to discover, develop, and make what we need…

The history of New Mexico and our rural communities predate the founding of our great Nation. Our communities carry rich traditions and ways of life, from our tribal communities, to our land grants, to our farmers and ranchers and small…

I strongly disagree with the Department's decision-making around this sale and found it particularly disappointing given the extensive commitments to addressing climate change that were made in Glasgow at the COP26 Climate Conference.

So the importance of us being here today goes right in the face of having this conversation as a debate. I appreciate my Republican colleagues who have come to the floor to engage in some debate, in some colloquy. I, like Senator Kaine…

The stakes are just too high for the health of our planet and future generations for us to maintain the status quo.

Reducing emissions from fossil fuel production has been an area of bipartisan agreement on this Subcommittee, and I hope that we can discuss that shared goal during today's hearing.

For too long, the Gulf Coast has been treated as a sacrifice zone.

I want to start by thanking all the Senators who have come to the floor to make the case for democracy and for voting rights. The right to vote is the heartbeat of our democracy. It is a symbol of the progress that we have made in this…

While many of my colleagues and I are passionate supporters of the administration, we will continue to push them to follow the science and use the tools at their disposal to reduce emissions from America's public lands and waters.

Today, it is my great honor to pay tribute to my friend and colleague, Bob Wooley. Bob Wooley and I served together in the New Mexico House of Representatives, and he has a passion for the people. He served as chairman of the Veterans'…

As we consider the 2022 Water Resources Development Act, many of you know, our West and our communities across the Southwest are gripped by the worst drought that we have seen in 1,200 years.