Tom Udall

You are absolutely right that this idea... would benefit consumers.

I am encouraged that Chairman Wheeler from the get-go has said that process reform is a priority.

E-Rate helps make that possible.

The United States invented the Internet, but now we lag behind many countries in broadband access.

This was a painful, unnecessary, arbitrary cut to communities that can ill afford them.

These contract support costs are absolutely crucial for self determination and for the tribes to be able to move forward with the things they believe are important to them.

Tribal Head Start programs lost $11.9 million as a result of sequestration, impacting 25,000 children in 26 States.

BIE schools lost $42.2 million as a result of sequestration.

It has been absolutely devastating, the long terms effects sequestration has had on Indian Country.

I think this is historic, and I think it is going to make a big difference to the Navajo Nation and to many places where you have this uranium contamination.

This settlement helps to right a historic injustice to the Navajo people and the surrounding communities.

I understand that the President's budget zeroed out a categorical grant program for radon detection and information.

I am very concerned there might be a lapse. We have been able to work in the appropriations process to get a 1-year extension.

Thank you very much for your visit to southern New Mexico.

I think it has brought a comfort level in terms of health and safety to the community that we have the EPA being an independent monitor of these radiation releases.

I think as we look at the authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, potentially putting that together with PILT is an appropriate way of looking at a longer-term, permanent source of funding for both programs.

This is the largest environmental settlement in history. And $1 billion of that will go towards clean up of abandoned uranium mines and mills on the Navajo Nation.

And I really want to thank you for directing the ONRR to reverse its position and not sequester the funds.

Tele-health and tele-medicine is really a great opportunity for us to move out into these rural areas.

We are committed, as I know you are, to getting mental health services into these rural areas.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I will try to not use the whole time so that we can move forward.

We must be vigilant to ensure that these cleanup costs are met by the company.

Reasonable environmental standards are not about burdens on the industry, they are protections for people and for taxpayers.

The West Virginia spill clearly highlights the huge impacts accidental releases of chemicals can have on our health and well being.

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