Shifting direction back to Mark Van Norman and Mr. Stevens on this issue of opening IGRA up...

I think the fact that you are going out in advance before doing regulations and consulting and spending the time with them and giving them notice, I think that really makes a difference.

It is important that Tribal sovereignty is respected and maintained while the existing laws and regulations are implemented.

a report from CRS that Senator Inhofe and I requested tells a much different story.

the Commission recognized that the District of Columbia World War Memorial has a unique significance to the citizens of the District of Columbia

And so really what you are saying is that there are other avenues, though.

How has that effort been going? Have you been successful? Where do you need to do more work?

I am encouraged to hear that Chairwoman Stevens' focus on conducting meaningful government-to-government consultation with Tribes has continued throughout the last year since her appointment.

The regulation of Indian Gaming is an important and difficult issue.

I think that it is very promising what you say. And as we know, every new development and every step we make forward, we save lives.

Every American should be protected under an all-offender interlock law.

we urge you to include the ROADS SAFE Act ... in the NHTSA Transportation Reauthorization bill.

Advocates supports legislation introduced by Senator Udall (D-NM), the Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere (ROADS SAFE) Act, S. 510.

In New Mexico, we found that ignition interlocks have been key to reducing drunk driving on our roads.

Well, we know they are very effective in New Mexico and I look forward to answering questions, and hope you answer questions from other states to see that they proliferate.

I again urge you to lend immediate attention to the efforts proposed by the BAER Teams in New Mexico.

Now, as the New Mexico monsoon season begins, flooding, debris flows, and mud slides are threatening communities below the burn watersheds.

The U.S. Forest Service calls this the driest year in 117 years.