Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reports about a variety of issues, including a the beginning of "Green Chile Month" in the Senate cafeteria.  Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman talks about a one-man filibuster that is keeping the Senate from extending unemployment benefits to thousands of New Mexicans who have been unable to find a job in this difficult economic climate.

01:26 – Bingaman says he hopes the Senate can pass an energy bill before the end of this Congress.

02:22 – Bingaman says he believes Congress will try to pass a health insurance reform bill through "reconciliation".

06:00 – Bingaman says he continues to hear from New Mexicans on both side of the health insurance reform debate.

07:15 – Bingaman talks about the president signing a one-year extension of several provisions in the Patriot Act.

08:01 – Bingaman says he looks forward to "Green Chile Month", which is this month, in the Senate Cafeteria.

09:00 – Bingaman talks about the opening of a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) office in Roswell.