Will you tell us a little about that?

So if they did more to slow things down at the border crossings, that may just move that problem more to the open fields.

Are you seeing some of that in the interactions in the cartel versus the country of Mexico military violence?

The U.S. Senate should ratify the Inter-American Convention against Illicit Trafficking in Weapons and Explosives.

We need to build trust in both countries and eliminate the barriers between them.

And then cartel versus cartel, looking to control some of the pathways, if you will, or the ways that people who move the drugs into this country.

We must fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here.

Well, first, I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership in bringing us all together and bringing us to be here in El Paso to see firsthand the needs and to hear the stories of those who are living this life every day.

It seems, at least from what I have been able to see, that the movement of the drugs and individuals is coming up not through the border checks but cross-country.

The violence along the United States-Mexican border is a serious security challenge and it is one we cannot simply ignore.

It is absolutely critical that we recognize that this is not merely a drug crisis, but it could easily become an economic crisis as well.

The United States will not surrender our second amendment rights for Mexico's border problems.

How large are the troops? I mean, I heard numbers yesterday going as high as cartels having 50,000 armed soldiers working for the cartel.

I appreciate your commitment, because you know you have the commitment for the Wyoming delegation, as well as Wyoming's Governor, to make sure that we can achieve a successful end.

The people of Wyoming have strong feelings on winter use of the parks.

Senator Craig Thomas who had this seat before I did used to say if it's a good idea it's going to be a good idea after the public gets a good look at it and Congress gets a chance to weigh its merits and its costs.

Will you commit to me today that you will take a fresh look at gray wolf management in Wyoming?

We want to make sure that we make American energy as clean as we can, as fast as we can, without driving up the price to consumers.

The question that I hear from people around Wyoming is, why should they pay for transmission lines across their property if the energy is just being shipped to a population center elsewhere?

We have to focus on the people, the land, the communities that are affected by these policies.

The money rightfully belongs to the States.

We know this is a good start, but we also have a long ways to go to meet all of the unaddressed needs.

We are now considering the fiscal year 2010 budget, and we will be hearing the tribal perspective on what the budget should include.

What I need from you is a commitment to abandon the restrictive attitudes of the past.

We have to make sure that the trauma of suicide and its aftermath does not paralyze the community.