Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about his trip to New Mexico and about the EPA’s finding regarding greenhouse gases.  Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved here.

00:00 – Bingaman talks about his time in New Mexico during the spring work period.

02:25 – Bingaman comments on the EPA’s finding that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution, which in turn may threaten public health or welfare.

04:02 – Bingaman talks about why a cap and trade system would be better over EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.

06:03 – Bingaman says the EPA findings could affect the proposed Desert Rock coal-fired power plant in the Four Corners region.

07:37 – Bingaman says Congress should look into unreasonably high credit card interest rates.

08:46 – Bingaman comments on the drop in price of natural gas and how that will affects state revenues.