"I want to make sure that the USDA is fully prepared to assist affected communities, and mitigate potential flood damages before this year's upcoming monsoon season."
"I want to ask that you would work with NRCS to make sure that they can meet that urgent need."
"the New Mexico delegation actually requested that President Biden waive the Federal cost share for FEMA assistance."
"I would also just ask that you look closely at FSA, and make sure that they are able to get on the ground."
"would like to be able to work with you to develop some guidelines for what might be an appropriate cost share in this case."
"I hope the committee will look at this, as we have had a number of places around the country where there has been a direct conflict between taking land out of production to do renewable projects."
"As you know, Congress included a total of $3.5 billion for the IHS Sanitation and Facilities Account to be spent over the next 5 years in the infrastructure law."
"So you're planning to largely just split it up equally over the 5 years?"
"How much will that represent in actual projects? Do you have a dollar figure yet?"
"Okay. Let me shift gears to over the course of the last year, the Albuquerque area IHS System closed two hospital intensive care units."
"I think it is going to break new ground, and we are going to be able to do some really good projects that should have been addressed decades ago."
"We all know that bill didn't include funding for that program, but your Department budget request includes 85 million in new funding for Hardrock Cleanup, something I very much appreciate."