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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about a variety of topics, including his decision to support Senator Obama for president.
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00:00 – Bingaman talks about his decision to announce his support Senator Obama for president.
04:25 – Bingaman talks about the Senate Democratic Policy Committee’s (DPC) oversight hearing yesterday on fraud and abuses in Iraq contracting.
05:44 – Bingaman talks about his decision to announce his support Senator Obama for president.
09:14 – Bingaman comments on President Bush’s remarks this morning on high gas prices and the economy.
11:11 – Bingaman talks about the Senate Democratic Policy Committee’s (DPC) oversight hearing yesterday on fraud and abuses in Iraq contracting.
12:21 – Bingaman talks about Congressional efforts to reform the 1872 mining law.
15:14 – Bingaman talks about his role in helping Laura Berg, a nurse with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Albuquerque, who was investigated for sedition after writing a letter to a newspaper that was critical of the current Administration.
16:11 – Bingaman comments on the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification.
17:40 - Bingaman comments on a proposal to suspend federal gasoline taxes this summer.