Tom Udall actually said...

a working ranch would permit both cattle and wildlife to thrive on the land and traditional New Mexican families should have the opportunity...

In the mean time, I believe it is appropriate to consider a stop-gap measure aimed at stimulating near-term economic development on fraction...

This legislation would correct a serious problem facing the Navajo people in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico--the issue of 'fractionated lands....

Over time the number of owners with an interest in an allotment is compounded or fractionated. This unique system has not served the Navajo ...