Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a Business Meeting has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The business meeting will be held on Thursday, July…

Last night, I hosted a telephone town hall with thousands of New Mexicans to discuss what we've been doing to reform Wall Street and to protect and empower consumers in the marketplace. During the town hall, several constituents contacted…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the hearing before the Subcommittee on Water and Power previously announced for July 1, has been rescheduled and will now be held on Wednesday…

I want to thank Senator Bingaman for inviting me as Governor to appear before the Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I would simply urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4445, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) that…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico, as amended. The Clerk…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act is an important step that will help keep the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center serving our community and our Nation. Founded in 1976 to…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2340) to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2340 would ratify an agreement between the United States, the Bering Straits Native Corporation, and the State of Alaska. The underlying agreement provides for the conveyance of…

Yet now, all this will be put at risk and probably discarded without a fair hearing or investigation into the concerns of most Native New Mexicans!

This is an absolute misrepresentation of a program that meets the needs of all sportsmen and sportswomen whether blue collar or white collar.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2340, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) that the House…

I believe that the Governors of these pueblos have brought to your attention this urgent concern.

It is vital that livestock grazing continue to be incorporated into any future management plans for educational and scientific research.

Turning the Preserve over to the NPS will not demonstrate nor has it been shown, that the NPS is a superior alternative.

Our Pueblo has a working relationship with the Bandelier National Monument, located nearby.

We support S.3452 as a means of resolving immediate funding problems for the Valles Caldera National Preserve.