I am confident, with a few technical changes, that the bill can be strengthened to protect the heritage of New Mexico, and I am committed to do that.

I appreciate this opportunity to urge your support for H.R. 1241 to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area.

I would finally just propose that, to my colleagues, that we could go back to the Murkowski/Bingaman bill that we produced in the last Congress and move it forward.

I would just like to ask unanimous consent that I submit into the record a letter from the Northern New Mexico Stockmen, the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association, the New Mexico Wool Growers, and the New Mexico Federal Lands Council.

I believe it's important for us to use accurate facts when we work on these important energy policy issues.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

But Mr. Chairman, one of the technical amendments that we are looking at, and I think this is something that Mr. Labrador may be able to find some support for as we get a chance to talk about grazing as well, is making sure that the…

I want to congratulate and publicly thank Congressmen Lujan and Heinrich, as well as Senators Bingaman and Udall.

I'm glad we're doing this, because I think it's important, very important.

This has been a very good panel. I attended the last hearing, and I thought it was excellent.

I remember last time the National Academy of Sciences report... had some very concerning conclusions in it.

I think we need to get to the point where we get an organizational part of this.

I write in strong support of the nomination of Chairman Tony Clark from the North Dakota Public Service Commission to be a Commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (``FERC'').

The San Juan County Council supports without qualification S. 1559 and sincerely thanks Senators Cantwell and Murray for their leadership on this issue.

I'd like to talk about what happens after 2014, what capabilities will the Afghan army have, what missions will they be able to perform.

I want to be absolutely certain we're not going to make that same mistake by failing to plan and prepare for a post-NATO Afghanistan.

Will you ensure that border environmental issues receive top level attention at EPA headquarters going forward?

But you are going to aggressively support your $10 million, which is what is in the President's budget, I believe. Right?