I demanded that the EPA act with urgency to protect our health and safety and to repair the damage inflicted on this watershed.
Tom Udall
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Tom Udall is an American politician and attorney who served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Udall previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and Native American rights. Udall has been an advocate for legislation addressing the challenges faced by the Navajo people, particularly regarding land ownership and economic development.
The President of the Navajo Nation has requested that EPA designate the Upper Animas District as a Superfund site. I support this and believe it should be a priority for funds and remediation.
just to clarify, the bill that it is being paired with is S. 1523. It is a bipartisan bill in the same committee. The proposal to pair them has come from the committee chairman, Chairman Inhofe. So that is the reason for the pairing. They…
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for as much time as I may consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Agreement With Iran
with great respect for my colleague from Oregon, I object. But I object because there is an additional bipartisan proposal that is out there and another unanimous consent request where this bill is paired with another bill. Unanimous…
I ask unanimous consent that my State Department fellow, Andreea Paulopol, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
today we are considering a diplomatic agreement about the future of a nuclear-armed Iran. Most of us in this body have strong opinions about that agreement. Some believe it will weaken our position. I believe the opposite, and I have come…
I just want to tell you how much I appreciate you calling this hearing because I think what you are trying to do is get to the bottom of what really happened.
70 years ago today, the first atomic bomb was exploded at the Trinity test site in New Mexico. For our Nation, it was the beginning of the nuclear age. For the residents of the Tularosa Basin, it was also the beginning--of great suffering…
Any engagement you can do with the Tanzanian Government would be critical--I just want to reiterate the scale of killing there--50,000 elephants--that is from aerial census data--have been killed in that country in 5 years.





