"I think this is an excellent nomination by Barack Obama."
"You were known as someone who was fair, someone who allowed openness and the ability to speak."
"I really had the feeling that this one clearly does."
"I very much hope to be in this Committee, because it is such an important committee to the Nation and to New Mexico."
"We may not be able to do it in one year, but boy, maybe we can do it in four years and have a specific plan to do that."
"We need to look specifically at how we really weigh in, in a big way to remedy the situation that we have right now."
"I think is really critical."
"I see my time has expired. Thank you again for your service and I look forward to working with you as we continue to make the case to the American people with three or four or maybe even just two quic..."
"I know that President-elect Obama is going to make a priority, I think, out of cleaning up hazardous waste sites."
"I hope you will be very aggressive about telling us where you think there are the holes, the loopholes in the law that need to be filled."
"President Obama has bold plans for addressing the major environmental issues of this century."