Tom Udall

almost four years ago, our country was traumatized by the vicious attacks on September 11, 2001. We will never forget that day or the days immediately following the attacks, and once it became clear who was behind the attacks and what…

I rise to speak out today on the leadership's abuse of power on the PATRIOT Act. We bring the PATRIOT Act to the floor today under a closed process. Many amendments, good solid bipartisan amendments, were denied. I offered two amendments…

I thank the chairman for graciously accepting this amendment. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is a simple and straightforward way of ensuring that our privacy rights and civil liberties are adequately protected. We all should applaud the…

as the majority has explained, H.R. 481 will further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site by enabling a significant parcel of land to be added to the site. The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site was…

As stated by my friend and colleague the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce), the overall purpose of this legislation is to reauthorize the appropriations and to make minor technical and clarifying changes to the National Fish and…

the Taunton area to be included in the study authorized by H.R. 1512 is rich in cultural and historic resources. A comprehensive study of these resources will help determine if inclusion within the National Park System is appropriate. The…

as my friend and colleague the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce) has stated, H.R. 2362 would reauthorize the Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. The U.S. Geological Survey and the State geological authorities carry out the geologic mapping…

H.R. 38 designates the main stem of the Upper White Salmon River and Cascade Creek, totaling 20 miles, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Congress added the lower White Salmon River to the National Wild and…

I rise today to discuss climate change, one of the most important issues facing our planet today. Thankfully, the issue of climate change has been getting more coverage in the national media. While I know that there are many Members in…

President Bush, your Justice Department legal team is failing you, and failing you miserably. Tobacco companies have bilked the consumer for hundreds of billions of dollars. I am proud to say that State attorneys general recovered $215…

I also would stand in support of the Slaughter/Shays/Dicks/Leach/Price amendment. Madam Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the Slaughter Shays-Dicks-Price-Leach Amendment to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts…

we support passage of this measure. Yesterday, May 15, was National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the first day of National Police Week, which are both intended to commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who keep our communities…

Friday the 13th unfortunately lived up to its ominous reputation when this administration and Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of the Department of Defense announced that they were closing Cannon Air Force Base in Eastern New Mexico. They…

we support passage of H.R. 540 and the amendment to the bill which adds seven new titles. The amendment authorizes several important projects for water recycling, improvements to irrigation efficiency, conservation of groundwater and…

the Committee on Resources and the 108th Congress approved legislation identical to H.R. 1046. We have no objection to this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

the House passed similar royalty relief legislation in the 108th Congress. The bill before us contains provisions sponsored by the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce) and the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin). We have no objection…

I rise today to oppose this flawed, shortsighted energy bill, which does not give us a national energy policy, and provides more than $22 billion in taxpayer dollars to the private industry. I'm not sure what era the authors of this bill…

I rise in opposition to S.256, because this bill severely hurts a middle-class citizen's ability to get a second chance.

I rise today greatly disappointed, but unfortunately not surprised, that the majority has once again decided to trump substantive policy with petty politics. As we are well aware, in late August the bipartisan 9/11 Commission issued the…

the key issue here is independent science in good forest management. President Reagan used a committee of scientists, independent scientists, to promulgate his regulations. President Clinton did the same thing, through a 3-year period, to…

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…

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.

this week our Nation mourns the death of Ronald Wilson Reagan, our 40th President of the United States. It has been stated in many of the newspaper and television commentaries that he was one of the more complex figures of the 20th…