Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman this week talked to New Mexico radio reporters about the importance of passing a bill to prevent a scheduled 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. 

Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the link to the right:

00:00 – Bingaman talks about Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which prevents a scheduled 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. 

02:12 – Bingaman talks about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) currently being debated before Congress.

04:35 – Bingaman talks about how the 10.6 percent Medicare cut that went into effect last week will affect patients.

06:20 – Bingaman says the Medicare bill is fiscally sound and 100 percent of the legislation spending is paid for through reductions in Medicare overpayments to private insurance companies and other Medicare providers. 

10:14 – Bingaman talks about efforts in Congress to help address the country’s energy demand.