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

Jan 14 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About Border Bill
Jan 12 Bingaman and Hutchison Renew Effort to Enact Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
Apr 16 Bingaman Introduces Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
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Crime and Justice

Jan 28 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About SCHIP
Jan 14 Bingaman: Corona Fire Department to Benefit from Federal Funds
Jan 14 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About Border Bill
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Economy

Jan 29 Bingaman: New Mexico State University Awarded Grant to Help Farmers and Ranchers
Jan 28 Bingaman Helps Craft Economic Recovery Package
Jan 28 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About SCHIP
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Education

Jan 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman and Udall: Senate Appropriation Committee Clears Bill to Stimulate Economy
Jan 27 Bingaman Bill Would Boost Access to Health Care
Jan 27 Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell Awarded Job-Training Grant
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Energy and Natural Resources

Jan 28 Bingaman Helps Craft Economic Recovery Package
Jan 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman and Udall: Senate Appropriation Committee Clears Bill to Stimulate Economy
Jan 21 Bingaman Joins in Celebrating Inauguration Day, Appointment of New Cabinet
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Environment

Jan 28 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About SCHIP
Jan 21 Bingaman Joins in Celebrating Inauguration Day, Appointment of New Cabinet
Jan 16 Bingaman and Udall's Sabinoso Wilderness Bill Passes Senate
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Foreign Affairs

Jan 14 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About Border Bill
Jan 13 Bingaman Urges Incoming Obama Administration to Make Peace in Middle East a Priority
Jan 12 Bingaman and Hutchison Renew Effort to Enact Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
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Health Care

Jan 28 Bingaman Lends Strong Support to Bill That Extends Health Care to N.M. Children
Jan 28 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About SCHIP
Jan 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman and Udall: Senate Appropriation Committee Clears Bill to Stimulate Economy
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National Security

Jan 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman and Udall: Senate Appropriation Committee Clears Bill to Stimulate Economy
Jan 14 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters About Border Bill
Jan 12 Bingaman and Hutchison Renew Effort to Enact Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
  [MORE]

Science and Technology

Jan 28 Bingaman Helps Craft Economic Recovery Package
Jan 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman and Udall: Senate Appropriation Committee Clears Bill to Stimulate Economy
Jan 15 Bingaman Bill to Expand Lovelace Institute Clears Senate
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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

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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]