Last Year, I Twice Voted Against The

As Hurricanes Katrina And Rita Raged Through The Southeastern United States Last Summer, Much Of America's Energy Infrastructure Based In The Gulf Of Mexico Was Damaged Or Destroyed Causing Gas Prices To Soar.

Arizona's Forest Fires Are Not Waiting For April, And Neither Will We. That Is Why I Am Pushing For Stepped Up Deployment For Hot Shot Wildfire Crews In March Rather Than April, In Order To Better Prepare For The Expected Fires In Northern Arizona

For Several Weeks, I Have Been The Subject Of Leaked Stories, Conjecture, And False Attacks About A Land Exchange. None Of Them Bear Any Resemblance To The Truth, Including The Rumor That I Am Planning On Resigning.

We Must Shift The Energy Policy Debate In America With An Increased Focus On Alternative And Renewable Fuels And Congress Must Pass Meaningful Alternative Fuels And Incentive Programs To Help Move The U.s. Away From Dependence On Foreign Oil.

Last Year, I Twice Voted Against The Labor, Hhs, And Education Appropriations Bill Because It Did Not Adequately Fund Education In General, And Native American Programs Specifically.