Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reporters about climate change and a variety of other issues being debated in Congress.  Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:  

00:00 – Bingaman talks about a bill he has introduced with Senator Tom Udall aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on resources like forests, clean water, and fish and wildlife habitat and the communities and economies that depend on these resources.

01:25 – Bingaman talks about a bill he is cosponsoring, which authorizes the government to research whether small-scale nuclear power plants are a feasible source of energy supply.

04:16 – Bingaman says the Congress needs address the economic issues facing the country, including job creation and financial reform.

06:18 – Bingaman talks about efforts to address nuclear waste disposal.

08:01– Bingaman says he supports Senator Reid's decision to include a public option, which would allow individual states to opt out, as part of a health care bill.

10:24 – Bingaman says he supports energy efficiency standards for television screens.

12:10 – Bingaman talks about where the health care reform debate stands in Congress.

13:40 – Bingaman talks about climate change legislation being debated in the Senate.