I urge you to fully fund the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools program.

We have a military housing crisis on our hands, not just in my district, but nationwide, and we need to fix it.

I urge the committee to develop a budget that robustly supports our commitment to efficient, renewable energy and investments in job training for a green economy.

Mr. Speaker, as a 35th-generation New Mexican, I rise today in support of S. 47. This bill represents a major victory for conservation, and I want to congratulate the chairman and his co- drafters on its success. In my home State of New…

regardless of what the President says, there are millions of Americans who appreciate the service that you have given to our country

We should just-- everybody should just be who they are and everyone should accept them for that.

I believe if there is one person that isn't fit to serve, we all know who that is right now.

That is why we run for Congress, it is one of the reasons why so many of us ran for Congress because we want to make things right for people.

We ask you to protect funding for the Department of Energy's Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

I urge you to make equitable and non-discretionary Federal funding available directly to tribal nations.

I urge you to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at the newly-reauthorized $900 million level to conserve irreplaceable lands and improve outdoor recreation.