ACLI thanks Senators Kohl, Bingaman and Isakson for their bi-partisan sponsorship of S. 2832, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act.

I think when we talk about efficiency we're going to have to be analyzing whether we invest more in rail or do we invest more in roads?

You were known as someone who was fair, someone who allowed openness and the ability to speak.

I think this is an excellent nomination by Barack Obama.

We need to look specifically at how we really weigh in, in a big way to remedy the situation that we have right now.

I very much hope to be in this Committee, because it is such an important committee to the Nation and to New Mexico.

We may not be able to do it in one year, but boy, maybe we can do it in four years and have a specific plan to do that.

In my view, President-elect Obama could not have chosen a better nominee.

I think is really critical.

I see my time has expired. Thank you again for your service and I look forward to working with you as we continue to make the case to the American people with three or four or maybe even just two quick bullet points about why we have to be successful in Afghanistan.

I really had the feeling that this one clearly does.

I'm sorry that we are losing Senator Salazar as a member of this committee and a member of the Senate, but I'm delighted by his nomination.

So, we will have a balanced approach to the development of our natural resources.

For far too long, the Native American communities... have been left far behind.

The water challenges of America are important to all of us.

I think it is great that President-elect Obama is proceeding and has put your nomination forward, a career person who has worked in this area.

President Obama has bold plans for addressing the major environmental issues of this century.

I hope you will be very aggressive about telling us where you think there are the holes, the loopholes in the law that need to be filled.