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Jeff Bingaman is a former U.S. Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on energy policy, education, and healthcare. During his tenure, Bingaman played a significant role in shaping legislation related to renewable energy and was a strong advocate for the development of clean energy technologies. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he focused on issues such as energy efficiency and the promotion of alternative energy sources.
We also agree that by funding these vital programs at over 3 percent of the total Defense Department budget, we will be demonstrating a commitment and leadership in an area critical to U.S. national security. Past research carried out with…
And finally, as the use of passive immune globulin and other immune modulators increases, complex interactions and expert evaluation of adverse events will be needed more than ever in support of both our Nation's servicemembers and to…
These are 13 recommendations that do not require legislation. These are all recommendations that I believe the President has full authority to implement and enact under current law. The purpose of my letter to him and this statement today…
I know the chairman is aware that community leaders in the four states have been working for 9 years to focus attention on the SPIRIT corridor because of the heavy truck traffic on the route and the important role that transportation plays…
The slow progress the DOE has shown to date with a relatively inexperienced contractor... indicates to me that the DOE is slowly building up an infrastructure and expertise that may already exist at the Department of Labor.
I am concerned about the issue of whether the Department of Labor is not the best place to carry out the compensation program.
Let me try to talk about one part of the bill. There are 16 titles to the legislation. It does go on for 11 or 12 hundred pages. I want to talk about one of those 16 titles; that is, title XII, which relates to electricity generation and…
Will the Senator concede that there is a difference between a Senator objecting to a unanimous consent request which had not been presented before on the Senate floor and the stage of a filibuster?
As transmitted by the administration, the joint resolution approving the amended compacts would have eliminated FEMA and replaced it with the U.S. AID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, OFDA. However, during consideration of this…
I agree. These grants, if funded, would continue the level of assistance which the administration and the island representatives assumed would be available to meet the education goals which they jointly established in the new compacts.
In the bill before us, we have $200 million for the Millennium Challenge Account that the administration says they cannot spend in 2004. They do not plan to spend it. They did not request it. The House gave the administration $800 million…
I am glad the Senate is considering a forest health bill with the opportunity for us to offer amendments. Let me be clear that I do not agree with that portrayal of the debate taking place in the Congress. I have always viewed active…
I would just simply suggest to my colleagues that it is more appropriate and more consistent with the policy of this country to give awards for major military conflicts such as what we have been engaged in in Iraq than it is to give a…
I will review this language and then perhaps be in a position to discuss further with the chairman what the language of the bill ought to provide to ensure that funds can be made available in grants to school districts in a way that they…
Is there language in the bill before us which specifies that a portion, some percent, is to be used for dropout prevention? I am just not aware of that. If there is language to that effect, I have not seen it.
I know he has been substantially supportive on a lot of these efforts over many years. I very much appreciate that. Let me try to be clear as to my understanding, and he can correct me if I am wrong. He has indicated that, yes, there is no…
I support the approach taken in Section 205 to address the ongoing conflict between water use and the ESA in the Middle Rio Grande basin. While there is a remaining issue about the interpretation of one aspect of the language in that…
I believe that this language offers hope for the minnow and protection for the people of New Mexico.
The purpose of it is not to eliminate the asset test. That was an earlier amendment I offered and then withdrew. Instead, it is to update the asset test, where you would still be required to demonstrate that your income was below poverty…
The Health Promotion First (Funding Integrated Research Synthesis and Training) Act will shortly be introduced by Senators Richard Lugan and Jeff Bingaman.
Forty-nine Senators have signed on as co-sponsors for a 'Building Health Promotion into the National Agenda' resolution.
Forty-nine Senators have signed on as co-sponsors for a 'Building Health Promotion into the National Agenda' Resolution.
In response, let me indicate my best information is they are still insisting that we not deal with LIHEAP in this legislation, which is of course not my position. I think we should deal with it. Accordingly, I would not agree to just a…
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