We know better than that.

And the saddest thing of all is we have a President who has tweeted about the million jobs he is going to create or the 4 million jobs he is going to create.

We are going to pass the most ridiculous bill in American history, the infrastructure reconciliation bill, that does nothing for the American people.

Yes, it seems like one of the things we all agree on actually, which is surprising that we can all agree on something, is that we would like to see more participation in the labor force.

The Build Back Better plan would limit out-of-pocket expenses for childcare to 7 percent of a family's income.

I think when we start talking about abortion, late-term abortion, I think that we are moving away from really our moral compass and what our responsibilities are.

I don't think it is right to say it is rhetoric because it is certainly not rhetoric.

I think what we are doing is we are really essentially trading places.

This hearing is all about good government and ensuring appropriate oversight over Federal agencies, their procurement practices, and ensuring that the taxpayers' dollars are being spent appropriately.

I believe that they should work solely within and on nuclear energy for nondefense purposes.

The DOE contract in question today raises serious concerns.

Thank you, Chair Cortez Masto, for holding today's legislative hearing and for including a longstanding issue of importance to many New Mexicans.

The Buffalo Tract Protection Act would permanently withdraw four small parcels of BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mineral development.

I very much support this legislation that Senator Cassidy, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator King have all put so much effort into.

If we are not defending the prescriptive easements that the public uses to access their public lands after a century in Montana, I worry about that spreading to New Mexico and other places as well.

I think you all, as federal agencies, have a trust responsibility to take care of the public land

el agua es la vida, and it is part and parcel of our cultures and ways of life, our economy, and the future of our state.

As I often say, New Mexico's top exports are green chile and our water experts, of which we have many here today.