los alamos. >> what would it be like in your vision? >> welcome the los alamos national labs are right there.we have that actually on that landscape already and it's the biggest employer in that area besides wal-mart. we have uranium mining for the north and navajo land, so native lands and a spinner lands that have been in his span of families for 12 generations some cases are compromised by all these factors on the landscape, beginning with the real estate speculation of the santa fe rain and the dismantling of the old land grants, the marginalization of the native populace. the casino economy has changed the economic character of the native populations in the area in recent years, but we also hear stories about the social cost of what the economy does to local populations. there is more and more talk about legacy to a summer postmodern tourism, tourism at the conscience, historical tourism coming in now, worldly affairs of the fantastic wave of new western -- new western, capital and, w., historians, writers and artists -- we have a whole generation now a new western revision of these imag

>> well, los alamos national labs are ratepayer and so we have that actually on that landscape already it's the biggest employer in that area, besides wal-mart. soviet uranium mining further north on navajo land, native lands. so native lance andy spano plans that have been in his spano families for generations are compromised by all of these factors on the landscape, beginning with real estate speculation of the santa fe rain and the dismantling of the old land grants, the marginalization of the native pueblos. the casino economy has changed the economic character of the native populations in the area in recent years. but we also hear stories about the social cost of what the casino economy does to local populations. there is more and more talk about legacy to her son or postmodern tourism. tourism with a conscience, historical to raise them coming in now, where all the effort of the fantastic wave of new western n., w. come historians, writers and artists, we have a whole generation now of new western division of these images. and angela and i visited one of our old friends the north

and in the 1940's and 1950's, sandia and los alamos national labs became legendary centers of scientific innovation and research. today they continue to play a vital role in our nation's security and also our state is promoting stem education, science, technology, engineering and math so that our graduates can get good jobs, so that they can compete in a global economy. how we address these issues will shape the next 100 years in our state, but i'm sure of one thing: we have a blend of cultures and backgrounds like nowhere else. it has helped bring us where we are today. it will help take us from we need to go tomorrow. the vitality and creativity of our people is as strong as ever. working together, we will continue to meet the challenges of our state and our nation. and this year of our centennial, we look back to our unique history and we look forward to a bright future. and i thank -- i thank the senator, senator paul, for allowing me to finish my statement. i appreciate very much your courtesies and with that i yield the floor. mr. paul: mr. president? the presiding officer: the sen