Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"the most critical work to be accomplished on the Preserve in the foreseeable future is the restoration of the forest ecosystem"

"The public gained a great treasure when the Valles Caldera was brought into public ownership over a decade ago."

"S. 3452 eliminates the shortcomings and deficiencies of the original 2000 Act that created the Valles Caldera National Preserve."

"the bold experiment has not been successful."