WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about an economic stimulus package being debated in Congress and responded to the President Bush's State of the Union address. Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the link to the right:

 00:00 – Bingaman says he will take part in a Finance Committee meeting tomorrow to consider an economic stimulus package aimed at helping boost the nation's struggling economy and reacted to the President Bush's State of the Union Address.

 02:40 – Bingaman talks about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act being debated before the Senate.

 05:12 – Bingaman talks about the economic stimulus package being considered by the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow.

 07:40 – Bingaman said he was disappointed that the president did not offer a change of direction in the Iraq war.

 09:15 – Bingaman talks about legislation he introduced to settle the Navajo Nation's water rights claims in the San Juan River Basin.

 10:57 – Bingaman says the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing this week on the regulatory aspects of carbon capture and storage.