"Thank you, Chairman Wyden, and thank you, Ranking Member Senator Murkowski and other members of the subcommittee, for allowing me to speak today about S. 6989, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act."
"Senators Bingaman and Udall introduced S. 1689, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act."
"This is an important piece of legislation for us in southern New Mexico and for Dona Ana County in particular."
"the New Mexico wilderness areas included in this bill under consideration today are in close proximity to the Mexico-United States border."
"Even those of us who represent land-locked States look forward to those findings and that new data set."
"I mean, I think there's a real problem here."
"Most of the State of New Mexico is in a single TV market centered in Albuquerque; however, about 13.5 percent of the State's TV households receive out-of-State television."
"To my knowledge, satellite companies have not been willing to provide in-state non-duplicative television programming to viewers in any so-called 'orphan' counties."
"Exporting is vital for the growth of our economy."
"What have we done to prevent further pipeline catastrophes?"
"Ensuring their safety, I think, is a very, very important responsibility."