Tom Udall actually said...

I again urge you to lend immediate attention to the efforts proposed by the BAER Teams in New Mexico.

The largest fire in New Mexico's history, the Las Conchas fire, still burning and after almost a month is only 80 percent contained.

The U.S. Forest Service calls this the driest year in 117 years.

As the Chairman knows, my state of New Mexico has experienced an unprecedented fire season this year, after months and months without rain.