Tom Udall

I ask the Senator from Iowa, Mr. Grassley, is he in the queue to speak?

In the face of these challenges I'm calling on parties to seek cooperation, not conflict.

Water is the lifeblood of the Southwest and we have seen its availability dramatically affected by extreme climate events.

You will work with us to bring down that price tag and do everything possible to create some efficiencies.

I think the B-61-12 modernization program is very important to our Nation, and I fully support it.

Ken has made Indian country prosecutions a priority in the U.S. Attorney's Office.

I appreciate this opportunity to speak today, along with Senator Heinrich, and I'm very pleased to introduce Mr. Kenneth Gonzales to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico.

I thank very much the Senator from Maryland for his commitment to pursue these bipartisan rules changes to make sure the rules get changed. I know I reminded him about my predecessor, Senator Domenici. Senator Domenici would fight hard…

The Senator from Maryland has been here a little bit longer in the Senate than I have. Could the Senator talk about how many conferences we have done? The Senator has served in the Maryland Assembly in the legislature. The Senator saw…

I thank the Senator from Maryland. He is passionate about this, and he has explained it very well. I ask any Senator to look at this Executive Calendar today. We are doing exactly what my grandfather advised against when he said that if…

Now, the constitutional principle was made, and it has been acknowledged by three Vice Presidents, it has been used a number of times in the past. The reason we are doing this, as the Senator from Alabama knows, is that the amount of…

I ask through the Chair, will the Senator yield for an additional question?

Would the Senator yield for a question I will ask through the Chair?

I spoke about Senator Bingaman. I know the Presiding Officer is on his committee and she feels the same way about him and all the work he has done. It is going to be a sad day for all of us when he exits at the end of this year, but he is…

I particularly enjoyed working with her on the Mexico-U.S. parliamentary group, with the Senate coming up, and many, many other things.

The Carcieri and Patchak decisions have disrupted the plans and efforts of Tribal governments across the Nation.

I applaud Chairman Akaka on his quick action in this Congress to introduce a bill to make a simple, yet vital, fix to the Indian Reorganization Act.

He had expressed a hope that Libya would emerge a strong democratic state which respected the rule of law and the principles of freedom and justice that we as Americans cherish.

I strongly condemn what the President has already correctly defined as an outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi.

I don't blame the Tribes for wanting to look at each development that comes along and see how that is going to impact their investment in gaming.

As Tribal Nations grapple to develop strong economies and healthy communities, gaming will continue to be a significant factor.

I think there have been some very positive developments as a result of Tribes engaging in gaming.

Gaming is an issue with significant impact on Indian Country, and the Committee and Tribal leaders need to be an active part of the debate over any possible legislation relating to gaming in our Nation.

If must-carry rules went away, would small local channels... have the same access to TV audiences as they do today?

Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison. And I really thank the panel. I think this has been very lively and a very, very good discussion.