Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Bob Corker (R-TN) sit down today for a New Mexico-style meal in the Senate cafeteria.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman announced earlier this month the arrival of green chile to Capitol Hill. Bingaman worked with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the Senate cafeteria to help bring the New Mexico staple to the Senate community. As a result, the entire month of March has been designated as "Green Chile Month" in the Senate cafeteria and has been celebrated by featuring green chile on the menu and educating customers about the New Mexico pepper.

The Senators had green chile cauliflower soup and green chile chicken enchiladas. For dessert they sampled the popular green chile chocolate gelato. All food was made in Washington using New Mexico green chile.