Tom Udall

I hope we can bring together maybe an SRS long term funding proposal in conjunction with long term litigation reforms.

I look forward to working with you on the Land and Water Conservation Fund and some of these projects that are moving along and have been in process.

The Navy will experience the impacts of climate change sooner rather than later as sea levels rise and wreak havoc on our Naval bases.

How concerned are you with the proliferation of this technology? And how are you working to ensure that bases and new projects are protected from this capability?

Would the members of the panel agree that if we are going to be able to effectively counter these capabilities, test ranges and facilities like White Sands must be made a priority for military construction and maintenance?

New Mexico's bases greatly benefit, as you all know, from military construction.

The remotely piloted aircraft facility at Holloman and the special operations facilities at Cannon will significantly improve the capabilities of our airmen and women at these bases.

This letter is to state our support for full funding of the PILT program in the Federal fiscal year 2018 budget.

Today many of my colleagues will come to the floor to speak about the devastating impact that TrumpCare will have on rural communities. I rise to join them in speaking on this topic and on the many other serious flaws in the Republicans'…

I am concerned that the framework will stall and much needed improvements will fail to be implemented.

We are moving forward because we cannot wait because it is patients we are seeing. That is the focus of everything that we do.

I just want to say the GAO listing this as a high risk opportunity is a chance for us to work together...

In my view, this designation presents the Committee with an opportunity.

I can tell you that constituents of mine who visit Washington and have meetings within all of these agencies do not feel, at the senior level, there is guidance because folks are in an acting position rather than having people in the…

I signed a letter to President Trump urging him to exempt Indian programs from the February hiring freeze.

If you take that Medicaid money, you are going to end up rolling back a lot of the achievements you have made, isn't that true?

Budgets are a direct demonstration of our priorities.

It is a framework that can modify and morph over time specific to the needs, a living document, but with five priorities in place, it is a good framework.

I think sports are good for young people. I think exercise is good.

It is an honor to join my colleagues. I know Senator Coons and others have come together as a bipartisan group to talk about fallen police officers. It is with my greatest respect and deepest sympathy that today I honor five fallen New…

You and I have been talking for a long time about doing a hearing like this.

Given the high levels of leadership turnover at BIE and IHS, one of GAO's recommendations for both agencies is to develop contingency and succession planning for key positions.

We know, on a bipartisan basis, both in the Bush and Obama Administrations, by this point, we usually have senior staff in these areas.

The Federal Government has treaty and trust responsibilities to provide vital services, including health care and education, to Native American and Alaska Native tribes.

If I sound a little hoarse, it is because my allergies are acting up, but I feel just fine. Let me start out by thanking Senator Cantwell. Her leadership on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee is pretty incredible. For this…