It's not drought because it's not temporary. It is aridification. It is the result of climate change.

It's not drought because it's not temporary. It is aridification. It is the result of climate change.

I am incredibly proud of what we did last year in passing the PACT Act.

It is aridification. It is the result of climate change and it is going to be at that level or potentially worse for the foreseeable future.

I left the Capitol at 3 a.m. this morning, after fighting Republicans' plans to default on America unless we impose drastic spending cuts, cuts that are so severe they will hurt farmers and ranchers, kids and families, and this beautiful…

I rise as a fierce defender from New Mexico to support this amendment to defend our Social Security and our Medicare. As our colleagues across the aisle are trying to gut Social Security and Medicare, Democrats are looking for long-term…

it's really captured the attention of the country, but for the Colorado Basin there are many other basins in the West that are experiencing the same dynamic, right?

it is aridification. It is the result of climate change and it is going to be at that level or potentially worse for the foreseeable future.

Thank you for having this hearing. This is exactly the kind of hearing that this Committee should be having is actual oversight and the fiscal responsibilities of the Federal Government.

This is exactly the kind of hearing that this Committee should be having is actual oversight and the fiscal responsibilities of the Federal Government.

I appreciated Secretary Vilsack's response to my recent letter on the need for sustained funding solutions for Taos Pueblo's management of the Blue Lake Wilderness.

We are in a historic drought caused by climate crisis.

They are going to really do a lot of harm, a lot of harm to your agency.

We were fighting Republicans' plan to default on America, to hold our country hostage until we agreed to a 22 percent cut from the agencies.

Those cuts are going to be disastrous, disastrous for people at USDA, cutting rural programs, throwing families out of their homes, tossing them out of Medicaid and nutrition programs.

But you also reviewed the New Mexico fires and acknowledged you did not use the resources needed to monitor your prescribed burns.

This year New Mexico was blessed with snow that will help us address the drought.

Congress passed my Hermits Peak Canyon Fire Act to provide nearly $4 billion to help New Mexicans recover.