Border Issues

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I have advocated for a comprehensive approach to maintaining border security which focuses on implementing a forward thinking strategy that anticipates future threats and allocates sufficient resources to address those threats. To this end, I have consistently sought to secure funding for additional Border Patrol agents, surveillance cameras, and vehicle barriers, in an effort to stem the flow of illegal immigration and drugs and to prevent against potential terrorist activity.

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News Releases

Dec 17	Bingaman & Udall: Spending Bill Funds New Mexico-Based National Security & Border Security Initiatives
Oct 18	N.M. Senators Introduce Bill to Increase Border Commerce
Sep 19	Bingaman: N.M. Tech Awarded Federal Grant to Train Border Law Enforcement
Jun 27	Bingaman Talks About Border Health Bill
Jun 23	Bipartisan Bill Would Improve Health Care Delivery Along U.S.-Mexico Border
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E-Newsletters

Dec 21	Senator Bingaman's Monthly Update: Accomplishments of the 111th Congress
Apr 01	Guns, Drugs, Money, and Border Security
Apr 01	Securing the Border
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Highlights of Legislation

Only a small number of bills are highlighted here. See this listing at the Library of Congress for a full record.

Jul 20	Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Protection Act of 2010
Jun 04	Border Law Enforcement Anti-Drug Trafficking Act of 2009
Jan 12	Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
May 01	Border Legislation
Apr 15	Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008
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Highlights of Statements and Speeches

Only a small number of statements are highlighted here. See this listing at the Library of Congress for a full record.

Jun 30	Combating Weapons Trafficking
Apr 20	A New Border Security Framework
Apr 15	Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
Aug 29	Guest Worker Program
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Highlights of Floor Votes