Tom Udall

I appreciate the Agency for taking these deliberate steps to address this important public health and environmental issue.

I do not want to see that happen because I believe that this is a project, as I said, long overdue, that has to be completed, and it is on a good track now, and we should not have to see it setback.

I think the idea of designating Denali keeps faith with the native people.

Numerous studies, including the updated new area study completed in 2009, at the request of Senator Tom Udall and former Senator Jeff Bingaman, found that Valles Caldera meets the criteria for designation as a unit of the National Park…

I know these are topics of great importance to you and your State and to the country.

Thank you for your testimony.

The 2009 Update Report reaffirmed the results of the prior studies.

Thank you for drawing attention, again, to the importance of achieving this goal.

The anticipated annual cost to operate and manage the park would be approximately $22 million.

The bill allows for continued, sustainable grazing, hunting, and fishing.

So it's really a designation. That designation means a lot to the community and to the people who put this together.

My bill would simply designate this memorial as a national memorial in order to honor the bravery and the sacrifice of the thousands of Americans who've received this prestigious award.

I want to thank you for your efforts regarding the F-16 transition at Holloman Air Force Base.

I believe that airmen and airwomen training to fly F-16s in New Mexico will benefit greatly from the move to Holloman.

We're trying to lift that sequester and do everything we can to get you the resources you need.

I believe is a really important national security issue.

The access to unencumbered airspace is second to none in New Mexico.

We very much appreciate your efforts to move toward these alternative forms of energy.

As long as our Nation has nuclear weapons, we need to do everything we can to carry out this mission safely.

I want to thank you for your leadership to make this a reality.

I think it is important that we see the overall plan and understand the savings, how much has been done there.

Our soldiers at White Sands Missile Range deserve better, and I believe that it is about time that DOD and the Army carried out this appropriation.

I have to tell you, I am also skeptical about the need for another BRAC.

We know that we are going to be able to make changes in our European basing, but we also need to make changes in the continental United States.

I am urging DOD and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to continue to work together to resolve these difficult issues.