News by Issue

Listed below are the three most recent news releases sent from my office for each of several major issues. As issues often overlap, you may notice the same release appearing under multiple headings.

Border Issues

Oct 28 Bingaman & Udall: President Signs bill That Benefits New Mexico
Oct 20 Senators: New Mexico to Benefit from Homeland Security Spending Bill
Aug 31 Feds Release Bingaman Secured Funds for Border Law Enforcement Agencies
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Crime and Justice

Oct 28 Bingaman & Udall: President Signs bill That Benefits New Mexico
Oct 20 Senators: New Mexico to Benefit from Homeland Security Spending Bill
Sep 30 Bingaman: $3.29 Million Awarded to Help Combat Violence Against Women
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Economy

Nov 19 Bingaman: New Mexico Airlines to Continue to Provide Air Service to Alamogordo
Nov 18 Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Awarded $1.25 Million "Green Jobs" Grant
Nov 09 Bingaman: Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Awarded EPA Funds for Water Quality Improvements
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Education

Sep 23 Bingaman Introduces High School Dropout Prevention Bill
Sep 15 Bingaman: Grant Bolsters Educational Opportunities in Doña Ana County
Jul 29 Bingaman & Udall: Key Spending Bill Contains Funding for New Mexico Initiatives
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Energy and Natural Resources

Nov 06 Bingaman Introduces Bill to Fully Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund
Oct 29 Bingaman & Udall: $10 Million Will Support Geothermal in New Mexico
Oct 29 Bingaman & Udall: Senate Sends President Bill That Funds N.M. Public Lands
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Environment

Nov 09 Bingaman: Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Awarded EPA Funds for Water Quality Improvements
Oct 27 Bingaman & Udall Bill Would Mitigate Effects of Climate Change on Natural Resources
Oct 08 Bingaman & Udall: Obama Administration Endorses Organ Mountains Bill
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Foreign Affairs

Oct 28 Bingaman & Udall: President Signs bill That Benefits New Mexico
Oct 20 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters
Sep 29 Senators: Balloons Heading Home for Fiesta
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Health Care

Nov 21 Bingaman: Health Insurance Reform Bill Clears First Procedural Hurdle
Nov 20 Bingaman Highlights Benefits of Health Insurance Reform Bill for New Mexicans
Nov 18 Bingaman Looking Forward to Senate Floor Debate on Health Care
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National Security

Nov 17 Bingaman & Udall Vote to Approve Bill to Fund Military Construction
Oct 22 Bingaman: Senate Gives Final Approval to Bill That Supports New Mexico Military Installations and Labs
Oct 06 Bingaman & Udall: Senate Approves Bill That Funds Projects at White Sands Missile Range and National Defense Research
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Science and Technology

Nov 18 Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Awarded $1.25 Million "Green Jobs" Grant
Nov 02 Bingaman Talks to New Mexico Radio Reporters
Oct 22 Bingaman: Senate Gives Final Approval to Bill That Supports New Mexico Military Installations and Labs
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POLICY THEMES

Explore the larger themes that emerge from the interaction of individual legislative issues. [MORE]

A photo of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. This photo is also a link to the Introduction to the Senate page.INTRO TO THE SENATE

The Senate is an institution of deliberation and compromise. [MORE]

HOW LAWS ARE MADE

After a senator introduces legislation, it is assigned to the appropriate committee and subcommittee. [MORE]

MY ROLE AS A SENATOR

Among their other duties, senators debate and introduce legislation on many different topics. [MORE]

GLOSSARY

Like any field, policy making uses a vocabulary of specific terms. [MORE]