Tom Udall

This Committee has the important task of ensuring that wildlife throughout the Nation is appropriately managed.

And their job is to go out on the ground and make sure that the conservation is actually occurring?

As you are aware, Director Ashe, the Center for Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management in Carlsbad is a respected and independent third party non-profit organization responsible for holding the lizard permit as part of these…

We just want there to be movement today.

What happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.

Is there something about GSA, could you tell us why we are seeing that many scandals at GSA?

Both my parents were very stubborn. I'm sure I won't be stubborn and my children will think I'm very flexible.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to you and the Ranking Member, Senator Corker, for holding this important hearing.

Dehydration actually contributed to the conditions that both my parents developed.

I would finally just propose that, to my colleagues, that we could go back to the Murkowski/Bingaman bill that we produced in the last Congress and move it forward.

This has been a very good panel. I attended the last hearing, and I thought it was excellent.

I'm glad we're doing this, because I think it's important, very important.

I think we need to get to the point where we get an organizational part of this.

I remember last time the National Academy of Sciences report... had some very concerning conclusions in it.

Wallace Stegner was a marvelous writer and he's a touchstone for all of us Westerners.

These kinds of projects save green money for water utility ratepayers by reducing construction costs and energy bills.

Will you work with us to ensure that the Appropriations Committee includes at least $10 million you request in your fiscal year 2013 budget?

I believe most New Mexicans want EPA and the State to follow the Clean Air Act and preserve the visibility of our great western landscapes and improve public health.

But you are going to aggressively support your $10 million, which is what is in the President's budget, I believe. Right?

Will you ensure that border environmental issues receive top level attention at EPA headquarters going forward?

I want to be absolutely certain we're not going to make that same mistake by failing to plan and prepare for a post-NATO Afghanistan.

I'd like to talk about what happens after 2014, what capabilities will the Afghan army have, what missions will they be able to perform.

I want to make sure you have the resources to recruit, train, and equip a viable security force.

We must ensure that the voices of our tribes are heard in this process.

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1560 and the efforts of the Ylseta del Sur Pueblo to exercise self-determination.