I want to echo the remarks that you heard from Senator Tom Udall, our senior Senator, about Mr. Gonzales.
The Organ Mountains are one of the most iconic vistas in my home state of New Mexico.
I want to congratulate and publicly thank Congressmen Lujan and Heinrich, as well as Senators Bingaman and Udall.
The last thing the federal government should do is stand in the way of families ready and willing to buy a house.
Prepared statement on H.R. 205
I introduced the HEARTH Act after meeting with several housing directors from New Mexico's Pueblos...
The last thing the Federal Government should do is to stand in the way of families who are ready and willing to buy a house.
That approval can take between six months and in some cases as long as two years, an intolerable delay for most buyers.
In these tough economic times, we should not be making it harder for business to develop on tribal land.
I urge this subcommittee's support for this important legislation.
Families shouldn't be forced to make such an important decision based on how many months or years it will take a federal bureaucracy to appr...