Look, if there wasn't a spill, we wouldn't be here today.

What we should be talking about today and in the future is the moral question. Eleven people's lives were taken.

I appreciate the character you are showing today, with the type of questioning that you are having to go through.

I think it is clear that during these times of drought and fire, that we need to make sure that communities and firefighters have the resources they need to combat these natural disasters.

If we don't have water, we don't have anything.

I appreciate that very much. And, Mr. Chairman, we had a hearing here on an amendment offered by myself, which would have extended a program at the end of this calendar year.

It is critical that we pass common sense legislation to address the issues of fire risk, fire suppression, and rehabilitation.

The conversation about access to STEM for our students, I appreciate that conversation, and I think it is an area we need to highlight.

This is an important issue to many of us, and I hope we can get this one done.

Some have incorrectly argued that the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument would negatively impact ranching and shut out important users like sportsmen.

While I greatly appreciate Representative Pearce's support for a national monument in Dona Ana County, I have several significant concerns regarding H.R. 4334.

We believe it will be a benefit not only to Los Alamos but to nearby communities, as well.