I don't see us getting to PASS ID on the Senate floor between now and the end of the year.

I think it could go very quickly over there. And we could solve this issue, as opposed to extension after extension.

the Update Report on the NPS 1979 New Area Study, completed by NPS in December of 2009 at the request of Senators Bingaman and Tom Udall

A good business wants bad business out of business.

The good businesses should be stepping forward, they should be distancing themselves from this kind of behavior.

I want, in particular, to thank you for doing this investigation and doing this hearing today because I think it raises consumer awareness in such a way that really brings sunlight to this process.

We ought to be putting people that do this in jail.

Federal tribal recognition is a serious thing. It is of the utmost importance to communities and nations across the Country.

without a strong price signal, we are not going to move into these areas aggressively and develop these kinds of resources.

I believe that preventing severe global warming is critical to protect agriculture in New Mexico and the Southwest.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is great to be here today, and it looks like we have a very well educated, wonderful panel before us.

I would strongly encourage that this Congress realize the value that Indian country brings when tribes do collaborate with the Federal Government on restoration efforts that blend traditional knowledge.