Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Bingaman Reacts to President Obama's State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today issued the statement below, following President Obama’s State of the Union address:

“I was glad the president focused the majority of his speech on the most important issue our country faces: the need to create the next generation of good paying jobs so that we can remain competitive in the global marketplace.  As the president pointed out, solving this problem will require both parties to work together. I stand ready to work with senators from both sides of the aisle to address this critical issue.

“I also liked the president’s emphasis on moving toward a “clean energy” economy.  Shifting our focus to homegrown, renewable energy – like wind and solar -- will both stimulate job creation and reduce pollution.  As chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I look forward to working on a bipartisan basis to pass clean energy legislation.”

Audio remarks are available here; video is also available online.

Bingaman answers the following three questions:

1)      What did you think of the president’s speech?

2)      As chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will you be able to help the president enact his “clean energy” agenda?

3)      Will adopting “clean energy” initiatives help create jobs?