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Teague to Vote Against Health Care Bill
President Obama won’t get Rep. Harry Teague’s vote on health care legislation this weekend. The Hobbs Democrat just announced he would vote against the bill. Here’s his statement: ... Read more »
Teague Votes with Republicans to Force Recorded Vote on Health Care
New Mexicans following the endless twists and turns of the national health care debate might be interested in this new development: Rep. Harry Teague today voted with Republicans to force... Read more »
Will Dems Pass Health Care Without a Vote?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering a move called “deem and pass” that could allow for passage of health care in the House without members recording their votes. Here’s... Read more »
Ken Gonzales Appointed as U.S. Attorney for New Mexico
President Obama on Wednesday nominated Kenneth J. Gonzales as U.S. attorney for New Mexico, ending months of speculation about who would be tapped as the state’s top prosecutor. Gonzales... Read more »
Rep. Heinrich Celebrates Lobo Men’s Basketball Team on U.S. House Floor
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., took to the U.S. House floor today to proclaim “everyone’s a Lobo” after the men’s basketball team captured the Mountain West Championship. You can watch... Read more »
“Green Chile Month” in the U.S. Senate Cafeteria
Whenever I’m in dire need of a green chile fix, I usually have to hit up some New Mexico friend living here in Washington, D.C. – but not this month.... Read more »
Scenes from a Washington Blizzard
The nation’s capital is completely paralyzed by a blizzard today, and the federal government is shut down. It seemed like a good day to head outside and take some pictures.... Read more »
Howard Dean Coming to New Mexico
Howard Dean, a former Democratic presidential candidate and recent critic of the Obama health care proposal, will be visiting Albuquerque on February 9 to help raise money for Democrats in... Read more »
Domenici to Serve On Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Nuclear Waste
Former Sen. Pete Domenici has been appointed to a new national commission tasked by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to study options for disposing of nuclear waste. The Blue... Read more »
Excerpts of Obama’s SOTU Speech Tonight
The White House just released some key portions of the State of the Union address that President Obama will make to the nation tonight. I’ll be speaking with New... Read more »
New Mexico Woman Guest of First Lady at Speech
Christine “Chris” Lardner – an Albuquerque woman who introduced President Obama at an Albuquerque town hall meeting last May – will be a special guest of First Lady Michelle Obama... Read more »
What’s in a name? Former Sen. Domenici Says That’s for Voters to Decide
Former Sen. Pete Domenici stood by his son, Pete Jr., in Albuquerque Sunday and cheered the announcement that he would run for governor of New Mexico. But in private discussions,... Read more »
