We called for OMB to publish a top 10 list for the highest priority IT investments across the government.

I am happy to see that the Albuquerque VA has made significant progress, the percentage of backlog claims from around 60 percent in 2013 to 20 percent just last month.

But it is also one of the most frustrating. As I have said here before, the majority of veterans are satisfied with the care they receive from the VA when and if they can get it.

the VA's budget justification specifically supports research into exposure to airborne particulate matter from burn pits.

Thank you very much, and thank you for your courtesies, Mr. Chairman.

We want to improve the oversight of how we spend over $80 billion annually on information technology across the Federal Government.

The unemployment rate there is totally unacceptable. It is near 50 percent.

Thank you very much for that initiative, because I have many communities in my State that I think need that kind of initiative and kind of push that you are making there.

I could not think of a better person to be Secretary of Agriculture because you served as Governor from a rural State.

Thank you both for working with the Albuquerque District to fund some important New Mexico projects over the last few years.

This project simply does not add up.

I'm very pleased that this subcommittee was able to provide an 85 percent increase for Indian school construction and improvements in the 2016 omnibus.

The Gila River is the crown jewel of the Southwest and one of the last remaining free-flowing rivers in the United States.

I think we need to be doing more to crack down on the sales of these priceless cultural objects.

Can I have your commitment that you will work with me and other members of the congressional delegation to resolve this issue quickly?

The original idea I think came from a national commission, a blue ribbon panel, an incredible panel headed I think by Lawrence Rockefeller.

We have to get serious about cleaning up abandoned mines.

You are doing the right thing, Secretary Jewell, and I want to work with you to enact common-sense reforms.