Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about a variety of issues.  Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of the Senate calendar for the next month.

01:20 – Bingaman says the U.S. should provide greater leadership when it comes to climate change.

03:00 – Bingaman comments on Germany's decision to shut down its nuclear power plants by 2022.

04:40 – Bingaman says he supports President Obama's troop drawdown plan for Iraq.

05:57 – Bingaman says forest thinning is an important method of preventing wildfires.

06:54 – Bingaman talks about the next steps for drafting a budget for fiscal year 2012.