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New Mexico Senators Vote Against Tax Package
Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, both Democrats, were among just 19 senators to vote against a major tax bill that cleared the Senate today. The New Mexico lawmakers... Read more »
Senate Moves to Vote on Tax Bill: Bingaman opposes, Udall supports
A controversial tax cut package moved one step closer to a vote in the Senate today (LINK) with Sen. Jeff Bingaman opposing the effort and Sen. Tom Udall supporting it... Read more »
NM Delegation Continues to Resist Obama Tax Deal
Count New Mexico’s congressional delegation – with one exception – as being among those in Congress who remain disappointed in the apparently doomed tax deal that President Obama struck with... Read more »
Gov. Richardson Returning to North Korea?
Rumors are swirling that Gov. Bill Richardson is headed back to North Korea as part of a U.S. delegation next week. I first heard the speculation this morning, but have... Read more »
UPDATED: Pearce Wades Into Obama “Birther” Debate
Pearce says “Supreme Court should look into it” Former Rep. Steve Pearce got some coverage in the Huffington Post today, where he is quoted as suggesting there were “significant questions”... Read more »
Magazine says Gov. Richardson Lobbied “Fiercely” for North Korea Assignment
Foreign Policy magazine, in a piece that just hit the internet, says New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson lobbied “fiercely” to get an assignment to free an American who has been... Read more »
No Charges in 2006 US Attorney Firing Scandal
The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to bring charges in the controversial 2006 firings of federal prosecutors – including David Iglesias of New Mexico, according to a letter sent... Read more »
Former Sen. Domenici’s Statement on Death of Sen. Robert Byrd
Former Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican who served 36 years, issued the following statement on the death of Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who died Sunday... Read more »
Martin Heinrich Featured on Jeopardy
Rep. Martin Heinrich – the most beautiful person on Capitol Hill, according to The Hill newspaper – was the answer to a question on Jeopardy this week. Unfortunately, all of... Read more »
Bingaman Defends BP Effort to Stop Gulf Oil Leak
Sen. Jeff Bingaman toured the Gulf Coast oil spill disaster Monday and came away with a dramatically different impression than some others watching the mess unfold. Bingaman, chairman of the... Read more »
U.S. Air Force Commits Money to Cleanup Kirtland Groundwater Contamination
The U.S. Air Force has committed $15 million to accelerate the cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination stemming from a jet fuel leak at Kirtland Air Force Base, members of... Read more »
Bingaman’s Energy Committee to Question Interior Sec. on Gulf Spill
Last week, executives from BP, Transocean and Halliburton got grilled by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Today, it’s the Interior Department’s turn. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, a New... Read more »
