Tom Udall

Protecting what remains of the early pueblo communities is important to New Mexicans and to those who seek an understanding of early Southwestern history.

The Galisteo Basin has a rich cultural history dating back to 1598 when Spanish Conquistadors arrived in the area and found thriving Pueblo Indian communities.

Today I rise to introduce legislation to provide for the protection of various historical sites in the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico.

Today, I rise to introduce the Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999.

Clearly we are in a different time because of the mistrust and because of all of the issue ads and everything else that is out there, but we need to try and move back, I think, to the point where there is more of that. Their real purpose…

The idea that somehow the electorate is not concerned about the issue of how our campaigns are financed is one that when people throw that idea out I just instinctively believe that they have not been around, they have not heard what…

I have seen broadcasters step forward with free time and say right near an election, ``we are going to give you 5 minutes completely unrestricted and you can say whatever you want.'' Now, that is a very I think commendable effort on their…

I have traveled throughout my Congressional District and gone into high schools and taught high school classes and tried to talk about what it means to be a public servant and why we need good public servants. And, in fact, I have heard…

I rise today to talk about school modernization. There is absolutely no doubt that our schools are in a state of despair. I have traveled New Mexico and talked to students and teachers in the schools and seen the problems firsthand, from…

With the bipartisan support of the New Mexico delegation, I am confident that this chamber realizes that this bill is good for New Mexico.

In summary, this legislation creates a situation in which the federal government, the State of New Mexico, and the people of Rio Arriba County all benefit.

This legislation provides for a transfer by the Secretary of Interior of real property and improvements at an abandoned and surplus ranger station in the Carson National Forest to Rio Arriba County.

Today I introduce legislation, which is being cosponsored by my colleague from New Mexico, Heather Wilson, that provides for the transfer of an unwanted facility and federal land to the people of Rio Arriba County, NM.