Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman Talks About Border Security Funding with New Mexico Radio Reporters

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about funding included in the 2009 supplemental spending bill to increase border security. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved online and followed below:

00:00 – Bingaman says the 2009 supplemental spending bill, which funds operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, contains funding for border security.

03:02 – Bingaman says so-called “payday anticipation loans” are troubling and efforts to address this issue are being discussed at the state level.

04:08 – Bingaman talks about the credit card reform bill currently being debated in the Senate.

04:45 – Bingaman talks about the president’s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal and how it will affect New Mexico national labs.

05:47 – Bingaman says he will continue to fight to restore funding for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE).

07:43 – Bingaman talks about the role nuclear power plays in helping the country meet its energy needs.

09:09 – Bingaman talks about energy legislation he is working on.

10:56 – Bingaman says it is important for the U.S. to support effort by the Mexican government to deal with drug violence.