Those impacted deserve compensation.

Uranium mining has a tragic legacy, and it's our responsibility to prevent more deaths.

We just came off a big victory on the floor, bipartisan victory, in terms of an energy bill.

I want reimbursements for New Mexico taxpayers and for the Navajo, long-term water monitoring, and a promise that the Gold King Mine, the source of this pollution, will be cleaned up.

I hope you feel as optimistic as I do that we can get this done.

Thank you so much, Chairman Murkowski.

I thank the Presiding Officer and will yield the floor. I know Senators Bennet and Isakson are here. They are both great leaders when it comes to clean energy and working on this legislation. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

Thank you, Mr. President. This amendment is a very simple study amendment. It does nothing more than ask for a study. It is pro clean energy; it changes no rules; it doesn't mandate anything; it has no cost; it has no score. It simply…

Mr. President, first I wish to thank and congratulate Chairman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell for all their hard work and leadership on this Energy bill. They have done a very good job of getting this bill to the floor…

To be clear, I support Federal efforts to reduce waste, but I also believe there needs to be a balanced approach that encourages producers to reduce emissions without inadvertently causing producing wells to be capped.

I do not think any of us up here support waste. Natural gas is an important energy source and too valuable of a commodity not to take all practical steps to capture it and to put it to beneficial use.

You shouldn't have to have a healthcare legal background in order to read your explanation of benefits...

I certainly appreciated and can empathize with your remarks about the level of expertise it takes in your family to navigate and respond and work to comply with the regulatory burden.

It is clear to me that government can and should be doing a better job, especially when it comes to engaging the agricultural communities.

Having a hearing on the impacts of environmental regulations and voluntary conservation solutions is an important opportunity for the entire Committee to better understand the challenges that our farmers and ranchers and foresters face…

It is important that Federal regulations be clear, concise, uncomplicated, and to make the necessary regulatory compliance as easy and affordable as possible.

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These are both important industries to the economic benefit of citizens in New Mexico, but I can see that left alone, it could take too long to create an environment where competing for water resources means choosing.