Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]

Day 1 of FORA @ the Democratic Convention

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Ed Markey, Cass Sunstein, Senator Jeff Bingaman and others. Moderator Frank Foer, executive editor of The New Republic, moderated and also conducted interviews with participants for FORA after the event. ...

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DNC: Grist talks to Sen. Jeff Bingaman

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

David and I caught up with Sen. Jeff Bingaman (DN.M.) yesterday to talk about climate and energy politics, and the prospects for next Congress. Bingaman is the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. ...

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Bingaman urges New Mexicans to claim stimulus checks

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

ALAMOGORDO - Some 35000 seniors and disabled veterans in New Mexico have yet to claim their federal economic stimulus checks.But Sen. Jeff Bingaman, DN.M., and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner ...

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A bit of information: Higher education costs ala Jeff Bingaman

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

This is New Mexico, and I really appreciate these newsletters which gives us an idea of a few important issues that the Senate are working hard on. Give a hand to communication! Making College More Affordable ...

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Lobbyists at 'intelligent design' at the conservative think tank ...

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Referring to the 99-year lease of the Chicago Skyway and the 75-year lease of the Indiana Toll Road, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM, at right), chairman of the Subcommittee on Infrastructure of the Senate Finance Committee observed, ...

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The Time Act for Your Childs Education

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

On August 1, 2008 Senator Kennedy introduced Affairs Time for innovation in education (TIM), which appears to be a step important for the movement in expanded learning time.Co sponsored by Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Sen. ...

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Biden on Iraq

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Washington, DC - Though critics dismissed the plan little over a year ago, Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s (D-DE) plan for a federal system in Iraq passed the Senate today by a vote of 75-23, garnering key bipartisan support from leaders of ...

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Senator Bingaman studies Alamogordo schoolâ€™s unique heat source; toâ€¦

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Sen. Jeff Bingaman, left, DN.M., tours the geothermal heat pumps system at Alamogordo High School Friday morning with Dave Flood, the director of operations and transportation for Alamogordo Public Schools.

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The Time Act for Your Childs Education

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Obama's Choice

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Biden has been fighting the good fight for a very long time, and he's been very successful at it, to be a Democratic senator from a tiny state that has no reputation for being progressive and whose main distinction to my eye is that it ...

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The Time Act for Your Childs Education

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Obamaâ€™s energy and climate advisors

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

The group's cap-and-trade proposal included a "safety-valve" that would limit the price of carbon dioxide emissions, an idea that won support from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (DN.M.). ...

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Keyword News: [claim]

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

ALBUQUERQUE Some 35000 seniors and disabled veterans in New Mexico have yet to claim their federal economic stimulus checks. But Sen. Jeff Bingaman, DN.M., and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Schulman said Wednesday there's ...

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Should I Get a Second Bird?

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

Sen. Jeff Bingaman, DN.M, says he does not support Operation Stonegarden, which gives local law authorities greater power when it comes to enforcing immigration. Peter Daut Reports: Immigration Operation Receives Mixed Reviews ...

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Bingaman urges New Mexicans to claim stimulus checks

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

ALBUQUERQUE Some 35000 seniors and disabled veterans in New Mexico have yet to claim their federal economic stimulus checks.But Sen. Jeff Bingaman, DN.M., and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner D...

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BAYH, BAYH OBAMA!

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

â€On January 31, 2006, Senator Bayh and Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) announced plans to introduce the Medicare Prescription Emergency Guarantee Act to guarantee prescriptions to seniors who may or may not qualify for the prescription ...

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Pelosi Dealings On Energy

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) have their assets largely tied up in IRA accounts and investment funds. And while Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D., NM) owns shares in a stable of energy ...

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Time for a seismic shift in the offshore...

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

did in fact block an effort by Senate Republicans to get the seismic work funded ... in the president's budget," said Smith. US Sen. Jeff Bingaman, DN.M., supported the amendment requiring ... group consisting of Sens. ...

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Sierra Club Plans Action-Packed Schedule at Democratic National ...

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

Featured speakers: Carl Pope, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Sen. Ken Salazar, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Ed Markey, Gov. Bill Ritter, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Greg Nickels, Dan Arvizu, Sec. Federico Pena, Mark Falcone, John Ratner, Rhone Resch, ...

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BRIEF 35000 Stimulus Checks Unclaimed

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

21, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- An estimated 35000 New Mexicans haven't claimed their economic stimulus checks, according to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman's office. ...

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