Tom Udall

Could Congress help encourage more fruitful partnerships by providing tribes with their own direct funding?

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

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.

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

I will convey that information to all the members of the Committee. I would love to visit you both in your respective States.

robust direct funding to tribal communities

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…

One issue I have focused on throughout my entire time in Congress is Federal information technology reform.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

That makes it all the more important that we get the census right.

I wanted to make a plug, and I bet Senator Blumenthal will join me on this, a plug for the FTC working with state attorneys general.

I pledge that I will look carefully at the FTC budget, if confirmed, and make sure that we have what we need.

Valid and accurate census data is the bedrock of fair, proportionate representation in our democracy.

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

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.

I have a long history of working with the Federal Trade Commission on false labeling of sports equipment, especially sports equipment targeted to young people.

A first priority for the Commission, if I am confirmed, is going to be making sure we are doing vigorous enforcement.

Administering the census is a task so fundamental to how our government operates that our Nation's founders included it in the Constitution.