Tom Udall actually said...

Now, as the New Mexico monsoon season begins, flooding, debris flows, and mud slides are threatening communities below the burn watersheds.

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

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

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