Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reporters about health care reform legislation that cleared the House of Representatives this weekend.  Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman talks about the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill currently being debated on the Senate floor and about an amendment he join Senator Tom Udall in cosponsoring to increase funding to provide transitional housing for homeless veterans.

01:38 – Bingaman talks about President Obama's call for eliminating veterans' homelessness in five years.

02:49 – Bingaman comments on the passage of landmark health care legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

04:51 – Bingaman talks about the redesigning of the payment process for private insurance providers such as Medicare Advantage.

07:07 – Bingaman talks about the health care reform bills being debated in Congress seek to extend health care coverage to Americans who are currently uninsured.

10:45 – Bingaman talks about the Obama Administration's commitment to increase funding for the Veterans Administration.