Tom Udall

Native language revitalization has been a long-time priority for me, and I appreciate the Committee highlighting this issue.

That, I think, is a tremendously important concept.

So, on the whole, you are very predisposed to reauthorization?

What the Cherokee Nation has done, is a really impressive move forward in terms of Native languages.

Native languages are not only crucial to the communities that speak them, but they also have played an important role in our shared American history.

Do you see one of the things that happens with young people your age, if they learn Cherokee fluently, they feel more motivated to succeed, to interact with the community, to make sure that you grow a stronger community?

His very just destructive behavior in terms of the First Amendment, in terms of freedom of the press

We need to do everything we can at all levels of government--you're in a crucial position--and speak up against this

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I really appreciate the Commission being here today.

We have got to fix it. There are some measures that can help, more Wi-Fi in more places, more low-cost broadband plans.

This is very, very harmful to our democracy, and you need to speak truth to power in these circumstances

I believe that the Federal Communications Commission should take these special circumstances into account.

Where do you come out there?

I think it is very important.

As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I'm particularly concerned about how powerful tech-savvy countries... limit access to the Internet.

I don't [believe Amtrak funding should be eliminated]. And I think everybody is entitled to their opinion.

I really think if you focus on the safety issues, there's no doubt that you come out on the side of keeping people on rail.

Stopping service would damage communities, including my home state of New Mexico.

This proposal would result in discontinuation of service altogether on the Southwest Chief.

Every time you have a cross-platform transfer, you lose 50 percent of your ridership.

We must not leave those behind in rural and tribal parts of our country.

This is one change that can make all the difference in whether students finish their homework on a daily basis and succeed in school.

The situation with President Trump's potential foreign policy conflicts of interest is unprecedented and unacceptable.

Candidate Trump has failed to keep his promise to disclose his tax returns.

Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting