Melanie Stansbury

Long story short, this kind of deregulation is not only dangerous, it is treacherous, and it costs, as my colleague said, human lives.

China has made a concerted effort to undermine the U.S.' long-standing economic and security relationships with these entities, and it is imperative that we renew our Compacts with the Freely Associated States and continue to hold the line…

these issues are very important not only to our strategic interests as a country, but also to the people of New Mexico and our continued commitments in the area, as well as the safety of our service members.

I think the role of this Committee in highlighting how essential our continued engagement with the Freely Associated States is obviously not only important for our national security and economic interests in the Pacific, but also global…

It is imperative that we renew our Compacts with the Freely Associated States and continue to hold the line with respect to Chinese aggression in the Pacific.

I appreciate both the IG and the GAO's work on this important issue, as accountability is a key component to resolving the cybersecurity problem across the government.

I stand before you today reporting for duty to our country, to our communities, to our Constitution, and most importantly, for New Mexico. As you can see, Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I can't say the same for my Republican colleagues…

they are a moral and an actual legal trust responsibility of the Federal Government to make good on our promises to protect these lands for Indigenous communities, and to do proper consultation.

I had the tremendous opportunity last fall to go join the rest of the delegation and both pueblo and Navajo leaders at Chaco Canyon with Secretary Haaland.

it is ironic that we are having this conversation in this Committee, because I have sat here for the last several months listening to my colleagues talk about why we need to gut NEPA, and expedite permitting, and not hear from communities.

there are thousands of New Mexicans, multi-generational families in New Mexico, who are living with the legacy of cancer, who have died too young, and who are still living with the legacy of toxic water in their communities.

We know you traveled at great lengths to get here, and we are really grateful that you are able to be with us.

We have talked a lot this morning about the Inflation Reduction Act...

I personally believe that healthcare is a human right, a fundamental right.

These for-profit companies are helping to drive more and more care providers out of business.

the Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant legislation ever passed by Congress to end the abusive price gouging by pharmaceutical companies.

if we really believe that healthcare is a human right, then it is not just about one hearing, one bipartisan hearing.

We are talking about the life and death of our communities.

I have spent much of my elected career... fighting to change this broken system.

I stand before you today to defend the very survival of New Mexicans; families like my own, working families, who work hard every single day and still struggle to make ends meet, who still struggle to put food on the table, and who still…

I think it is critical that we talk about these issues. And I want to clarify that what we are talking about here is addressing emissions in the vehicle sector.

I think that something of this significance that is going to affect 66 percent of our rural carriers and rural coverage of our mail service, certainly the tone gets set at the top, and how that gets communicated, it affects the livelihoods…

our postal workers are members of our communities. They need a living wage. They need safe working conditions.

Because everywhere I go in Indian Country, I hear over and over again, we do not have enough doctors, nurses, and health technicians.

the science is telling us and the latest report from the IPCC has indicated that if we do not take climate action now, our planet is facing a major nexus in terms of potential planetary disaster.