New Udall ad says he has fought for Cannon and LANL

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tom Udall will begin airing a new television ad on Wednesday highlighting his work for Cannon Air Force Base and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Here’s the ad:

The ad will be controversial because Udall has been attacked for supporting cuts last year at the lab. Udall has said the labs need to shift their focus from nuclear weapons to energy independence and global warming, and his vote was an attempt to push the lab in that direction. He said that will ensure the future sustainability of the lab.

Udall says in the ad that he “voted for funding to expand the mission of Los Alamos to create new jobs in counter-terrorism and energy research.”

“Tom Udall has fought to protect New Mexico’s economy, job base and families,” campaign manager Amanda Cooper said in a news release. “He successfully defended Cannon Air Force Base when the BRAC Commission targeted it for closure. And Tom Udall has fought tirelessly for the future of LANL by working with the lab to encourage growth in new areas of research such as nuclear nonproliferation, homeland security, counter terrorism and intelligence analysis to ensure their long-term viability and to move towards the future.”

You can find the Udall campaign’s fact sheet on the new ad by clicking here.