Tom Udall

We are voting ``no'' because you have made a sham of the NEPA process by saying vote up or down. You know very well that what NEPA is all about is looking at alternatives. If you do not have any alternatives, you make it into a sham.

Reclaiming my time, why are we cutting out the public when it comes to renewable energy? Why has this side of the aisle refused to debate the issues that are the real issues here, getting our power companies to participate and go forward…

The gentleman should be credited for that. But we are not being allowed alternatives on this bill. That is exactly what they have done in this bill on NEPA. They have an up-or-down NEPA process with no alternatives. That, I submit, is a…

So the gentleman is saying that this does not impact NEPA at all? I do not think that is a correct reading. I believe that the NEPA requirements, the NEPA alternatives, are seriously impacted by this piece of legislation. And why are we…

In hopes of keeping our public lands as beautiful and as productive as possible, I would like to offer a few thoughts concerning recent changes to our National Forest Management policies. National Forest Management plans were first…

February 2, 1848, marks the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This is a treaty between Mexico and the United States which guaranteed Mexican citizens who remained in the United States certain property rights…

I visited the airport in my State over the last weekend, and there were many new security measures in that airport put in place, and the National Guard was greatly appreciated in terms of their presence. But we can do a lot better when it…

One historian once said that those that don't know their history are condemned to repeat it. We would never want to repeat the sad chapter of history known as the Long Walk. By designating this trail as a national historic trail, we can…

The gentleman's comment is correct, and when Senator Ashcroft made that statement he was specifically targeting FDA regulation. And really what he was saying, he was taking a very libertarian approach; just let anybody do whatever they…

The rural part of this, as the gentleman knows, is a huge issue. Rural America does not have the opportunity to take the benefits that managed care provides, and we are especially seeing that in my district and in rural New Mexico in…

S. 1936 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange seven administrative sites and facilities on approximately 1,325 acres on the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. The bill provides that the City of Bend, Oregon, will be…

Mr. Speaker, this bill is a great example of bipartisanship, and it is the way that we should work with each other. We have two freshmen Members here, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Hoeffel) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr…

These assurances made by Mr. Frampton and the administration make me much more comfortable with the objectives of this historic piece of legislation. This bill is before us as the result of a bipartisan, bicameral effort to acquire the…

As we move from budget and taxes to appropriations, we learn the true priorities of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. We have seen a trillion dollar tax cut, and we have seen this trillion dollar tax cut divided into smaller…

A working ranch would permit both cattle and wildlife to thrive on the land and traditional New Mexican families should have the opportunity to join others who had previously been able to use the land.

Members will have to decide, will they help the people of their districts or continue the price discrimination of the big drug companies? Many New Mexicans have told me how the high cost of prescription drugs affects their lives. One of my…

The bill I am introducing today will facilitate the leasing of Navajo allotted land for oil and gas development by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to approve oil and gas leases on Navajo allotted lands when less then 100 percent…

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

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

Today I introduce legislation, which is being co-sponsored by my colleagues J.D. Hayworth of Arizona and Chris Cannon of Utah, that provides for the leasing of oil and gas rights on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation or…

I can tell the Members, I am very proud to be an original cosponsor of this legislation. Route 66 began in the early 1920s as a vision, a paved highway that would link the great American heartland with the Pacific Ocean. Starting in…

I am confident that this chamber realizes the importance of this bill in preserving New Mexican history for current and future generations.

By preserving these sites, we should be able to preserve the history and culture embodied in these sites for future generations.

This legislation however, creates a program under the Department of the Interior to preserve twenty-six archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin.