{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221104806/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-applauds-blm-decision-extend-comment-period", "PEARCE APPLAUDS BLM DECISION TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD", "2013-06-28", "2013", "2013-06", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Las Cruces, NM (June 28, 2013) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce applauded the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its decision to extend the comment period for the Draft Tri-County Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RPM/EIS), which would have a major impact on land management in Do\u00f1a Ana, Sierra, and Otero Counties.\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u201cPublic land in New Mexico is owned by the people,\u201d said Pearce, \u201cbut the people are being given less access to that land and less voice in how it is managed.\u00a0 I applaud the BLM today for their decision to take more time to hear from the people their decisions will affect.\u00a0 \u00a0I hope that they will consider the feedback they receive, and decide against more restrictions.\u00a0 We need a land management policy sensitive to the needs of the people, not one that impedes job creation and keeps seniors and people with disabilities out of public land.\u201d\n\u00a0\nMore information on the plan can be found on the BLM\u2019s website at www.blm.gov/nm.\u00a0 Last month, Pearce asked New Mexicans in Do\u00f1a Ana, Otero, and Sierra Counties to submit comments on the Draft Management Plan.\u00a0 The comment period has now been extended through September 12, 2013, providing an additional 60 days to submit comments.\u00a0 Written comments on the decision can be emailed to NM_LCDO_Comments@blm.gov, or mailed to:\n\u00a0\nBureau of Land Management  \n\tAttention:\u00a0Jennifer Montoya  \n\t1800 Marquess Steet  \n\tLas Cruces, NM 88005\u00a0\n\u00a0\nSo that he can follow up with the BLM, Congressman Pearce also encourages constituents to submit a written copy of comments to his office at Congressman.Pearce@mail.house.gov, or:\n\u00a0\nU.S. Congressman Steve Pearce\n2432 Rayburn House Office Building  \n\tWashington, DC 20515", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221104806/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-applauds-blm-decision-extend-comment-period"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.795453019440174, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}