Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reporters about two energy related bills he has introduced in the Senate. Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman talks about two bills he has introduced to address important areas of the country's energy policy:  S. 916, the Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011, and S. 917, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011.

01:45 – Bingaman comments on cost and safety concerns associated with the construction of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Replacement Nuclear Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

02:52 – Bingaman comments on a hearing this week in the Senate Finance Committee on oil and gas tax incentives and rising energy prices.

05:48 – Bingaman talks about the role oil and gas speculation plays in the price of gas.

07:40 – Bingaman talks about debating the House Republican budget proposal in the Senate.