Tom Udall

Mr. Chairman, you are a courageous man.

Maybe there's a big deal to be had here. I may damage my fiscal hawk credentials, but I think there's a way to find--that's something to think about for the long run because our national parks, public lands, need this attention.

This really shouldn't be a choice between LWCF and anything else.

I want to share it with everyone that I appreciate that the bill includes a provision on revenue sharing for onshore development of renewable energy on Federal lands.

We haven't kept that promise.

This office provides the chief legal advice to the EPA, providing legal support for Agency rules and policies.

Your office's mission is to protect families and the environment from potential risks from pesticides and toxic chemicals.

The entire State of New Mexico is in a severe drought, with 86 percent of the drought considered extreme.

I think her ability to just focus on good common-sense solutions is very, very important and I am very excited that she is now in the job and going to be working with you.

The climate of the southwest is in a State of transformation.

The earth is warming and so is the West.

Climate change, global warming, climate disruption are having a huge impact in the Southwest.

Is it possible that severe drought will be with us more often from now on?

The last 10 years have seen the lowest snowpack on record in the West.

The startling failures of two futures commission merchants... raised very serious questions about the regulatory oversight structure.

I would like to see it be transparent. I hope I can join them on this.

And then, if they made no recommendation to you, how would it proceed from there?

The responsibilities of these agencies have grown dramatically over the past 3 years.

I am pleased to convene this hearing of the Financial Services and General Government subcommittee to consider the fiscal year 2014 funding request for two key Federal regulatory agencies.

Let me shift over here to position 1-minute requirements.

Don't shareholders have a right to know about this?

When I go back to New Mexico and visit with my constituents, there's a lot of interest in this Citizens United and what's happened

Do you have any sense on a timetable here?

Today's discussion, I think, has been very helpful, with valuable insights into the agency's operations and challenges.

My constituents have made clear that they support these reforms.