Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

Last week, Bingaman delivered a speech to the Senate signaling his strong support for New START.  Because of the treaty, Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory will see a boost in funding over the next decade in support of their critical stockpile stewardship work.

“I was pleased to strongly support the treaty President Obama negotiated with the Russians.  I believe it will help make our country – and the world – a safer place.  At the same time, the United States will maintain a credible deterrent – and that will mean an increasingly important role for the stockpile stewardship work performed at Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories,” Bingaman said.  “Overall, this is an important step to take for our national security.”

To support New START, over the next decade the National Nuclear Security Administration will see a boost of about $14 billion.  New Mexico’s laboratories, which are overseen by NNSA, will receive an increase in funds that likely will support hundreds of additional jobs.