Head Start, pre-K, and childcare programs have a profound return on investment.

Under the leadership of our Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico has pursued a bold, transformational vision.

Under the leadership of our Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico has pursued a bold, transformational vision.

These low market rates keep wages low, revenues low, and supply low.

Head Start, pre-K, and childcare programs have a profound return on investment, as has been pointed out today.

Now, New Mexico became the first state in the Nation, along with D.C., to use this alternative methodology to set rates.

I think that is one show of success when we measure access to these programs and what it means as well.

I hope that we all agree is that the wages that early childhood educators make is very, very low.

I am introducing the America's College Promise Act, which would provide tuition-free college for students at community colleges.

I think we need to encourage our young Americans, our students, to give them financial fitness.

He did indicate that some of their early review indicated that they may have some barriers that they have to overcome.

I cannot believe that, in the year of our lord 2022, we`re talking about free and essentially state property states for women.

I think he was incredibly proactive about that, which is why he was prepared to talk about federal resources, public health investments.

And she deserves that we fight like mad to secure equal rights for everyone.

If we need more primary care doc access and more primary care services to women in general, putting an infusion of money that should stay in the wake of Roe v. Wade into IHS clinics and services is the way in which you would ultimately…

I think that our Indian Health Service clinics could be another effective vehicle. I will tell you that they`re -- I have been reached out by a number of sovereign nations, who I think would be very supportive and interested.

And when you pointed to younger women and minority women, I will tell you that Native American and Hispanic and African-American women in New Mexico were critical to our ability to repeal an antiquated criminalization of abortion and…

And I think he did hear loud and clear.

We`re going to ask for federal funds.

We have the chance this November to end two existential crises: The Trump presidency and the environmental annihilation he represents.

Every single one of us here have constituents all over our districts who we don't care who they support for president--we don't want them getting sick.

I will take every single dollar for early childhood education so that I can beat every state in the Nation.

They should be doing everything. This imbalanced, unfair approach leaves the burden to a regulatory environment just in the states.

I thank Chairwoman Haaland for her testimony as well, an important statement, and associate myself with her remarks.

New Mexico became the 18th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance.