Manuel Lujan

Recently, a Republican colleague said regarding this bill's SNAP cuts: If we don't watch out, people are going to get hurt. He is right--people are going to get hurt. For the past 50 years, the United States of America has maintained a…

When asked his opinion of Lincoln's performance, former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass replied: It was a sacred effort. Let me be the first to say this is a sacred effort, Senator Booker, and I am proud to stand alongside you…

If they are going to vote to take these programs away-- they have the votes, my Republican colleagues--just be honest. Treat my constituents with respect and dignity so that they can plan, so that a single mom that has a child whose…

I certainly appreciate that. To our Ranking Member, it is good to be with you again, sir.

I want to thank you, to our Under Secretary, Xochitl Torres Small, for being with us here today.

I very much appreciate that and agree with that.

I want to thank you, to our Under Secretary, Xochitl Torres Small, for being with us here today.

I certainly appreciate that. To our Ranking Member, it is good to be with you again, sir.

Her passion and determination have been an ongoing inspiration.

Her passion and determination have been an ongoing inspiration, and she quickly earned the respect of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle due to her drive to make real progress on issues facing rural America.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:23 p.m., adjourned until Friday, October 8, 2021, at 11:30 a.m…

No one came to Congress to impeach a President. We came here to solve the mighty issues that impact the lives of the constituents we pledged to serve. I am here because too many families in my district still rely on water trucked in from…

I listened closely to the words of my colleague on the other side of the aisle and, Mr. Chairman, he said something that matters very much to me as well: That New Mexico knows best. New Mexico knows best. The governor of the State of New…

Would it surprise the gentleman from Arizona that they are actually using duct tape to try to seal leaks from methane plumes in New Mexico? Does the gentleman think that is allowed?

If the gentleman read the bill, he would see that the text has made very clear this takes Bureau of Land Management land out, not allottee land; and if the gentleman would review the clarifying amendment, he would also see that, as well…

I urge adoption of this amendment, I urge adoption of H.R. 1, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan). The amendment was agreed to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 285, line 1, insert ``and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology'' after…

My Republican colleagues come down here to say they are supporting and protecting tribal sovereignty with this amendment. Let's take a hard look at their track record on these issues. They seem to only want to support tribal sovereignty…

If my friend doesn't have any other speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.

We have no other speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We thank the gentleman from Utah for his hard work, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 31, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $21,899,000)''. Page 32, line 14, after the dollar amount…

On October 18, the Senate approved H.R. 470, the Hoover Allocation Power Act of 2011, by unanimous consent. The Senate also approved Concurrent Resolution 32, which authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make small…

Although I really enjoy the opportunity to have a conversation about all of the work that's happening over at the Senate, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.