"we cannot move forward if we don't do that, and that we preserve that."
"we want to encourage local hiring to H.R. 1, so that the Forest Service, BLM, and the Park Service are looking to our local community for their hiring."
"I look forward to seeing these bills move forward so that we can continue to grow our outdoor recreation."
"Thank you, Chairwoman Hageman, and thank you to the witnesses for your testimony."
"the intent is to ensure that the land remains subject to tribal jurisdiction, not to state jurisdiction, no state taxation."
"We also know that it needs to be efficient, it needs to be timely."
"We don't want to let foreign companies end up sort of exploiting our resources in a way that causes long-term damage."
"The issue of the early childhood education by a vote of 70 to 30, New Mexico has not targeted to put more resources into our earliest--you know, the babies right? That is where we need to invest, beca..."
"This fails tribes, the 1872 law does."
"we can appropriate the funds, the President can sign bills into law, but when the funds don't actually make it to help reduce and resolve the problems on the ground, then we have not finished our job."
"we need to look at it as a Congress--there are statutory constraints."
"the Stafford Act right now cannot do what the communities need."