Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about a bill he has introduced that would help cracking down on organizations smuggling weapons illegally from the United States into Mexico.

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00:00 – Bingaman talks a bill he has introduced that would help cracking down on organizations smuggling weapons illegally from the United States into Mexico.

01:33 – Bingaman talks about bills important to New Mexico that are part of a package slated to be approved by the Senate this week.

03:54 – Bingaman says he is working to get green energy tax provisions included in the economic recovery package currently being developed in the Senate.

06:27 – Bingaman talks about his Energy Committee hearing yesterday on the nomination of Dr. Steven Chu to be Secretary of Energy.

07:37 – Bingaman says he hopes all the Department of Energy laboratories will take a more active role in the area of climate change.

10:08 – Bingaman talks about the nomination of Tim Geithner to be Secretary of the Treasury.

13:49 – Bingaman talks about the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

15:44 – Bingaman says he plans to attend the President-Elect Obama's Inauguration.

16:56 – Bingaman talks about the Navajo-Gallup water bill he authored, which is part of a legislative package currently being debated on the Senate floor.

20:36– Bingaman comments on how phase one of the bailout plan was implemented.

23:10 – Bingaman talks about the troop situation in Iraq.

24:35 – Bingaman talks about his Energy Committee hearing on Thursday on the confirmation of Senator Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior.