Ben Ray Luján actually said...

Each backlogged permit represents New Mexicans losing out on good-paying jobs and rural communities losing out on economic growth.

We need to get some answers here, because we cannot just push back on estimates that are being put forth.

If the Federal Government is losing $1.3 billion per year from New Mexico alone, it should concern all of us to think what the national loss...

Thank you for the indulgence of allowing me to sit on the Committee today.