Tom Udall

Any cuts to tribal programs hamper the tribe's ability to sufficiently provide services to its members.

Thank you so much, Senator Daines.

Can I get your commitment that you will speak to your Federal law enforcement counterparts about increasing their investigation efforts in Indian Country?

Will you also commit to reviewing your office's Indian Country declination rates and working with tribal leaders to identify and resolve any barriers to prosecution?

Can I get your commitment that you will meet regularly with New Mexico's tribal leaders to develop your office's Indian Country public safety priorities?

Just last December, DOJ's OIG released a report confirming what tribes have told us.

Should DOJ law enforcement and the U.S. Attorney's Office be doing more to investigate and prosecute drug crimes in Indian Country?

Any successful response to the opioid and substance abuse crisis in Indian Country must be driven by the tribes.

I really believe that, you know, from the position that the Democrats have laid out in terms of an infrastructure package, the things that you all are talking about over here--there's a lot of room for common ground, and I hope we can come…

I would just urge you if you're going down the road, if the President's going down the road to unilateral withdrawal--I would also urge you to talk to Secretary Perry.

So is it fair to say that unilateral withdrawal has been taken off the table?

Has the Administration made public any analysis of the legal consequences of unilateral withdrawal?

NAFTA needs updating to take account of current trade conditions and to strengthen environmental and labor standards.

Everyone on this Committee must push them hard to expand to rural areas where so many communities still do not have adequate internet.

Too many people in New Mexico and those living on tribal lands are stuck without 1G.

Basic economics tells us they need more support from Federal programs. And by support we mean dollars, not simply press releases and rhetoric.

In these tight budgetary conditions, maximizing the effectiveness of Federal dollars through partnerships with State and local actors can play a large role in addressing our national forest challenges.

We strongly support the funding levels that Congress has appropriated each year since fiscal year 2015.

We thank you for your extraordinary efforts in developing a deal to eliminate the budget caps

However, every railroad, commuter or freight, must operate with high safety standards to ensure the protection of the public and the protection of railroad employees.

But even the best technology cannot prevent human error, both on trains and abandoned vehicles on tracks.

I oppose injecting politics into the census with these types of questions, which will likely have a chilling effect on communities that are already at risk of being undercounted.

As we all know, the census is a critically important government function, and yet the current Administration has yet to nominate a qualified candidate to lead the Census Bureau in the critical years leading up to 2020.

The census can have a profound influence on the issue of voting accessibility, everything from a constituent's voting district to the availability of language assistance at the polls.

One important area where the Administration's fiscal year 2019 budget falls short yet again is funding for the Census Bureau's partnership program.