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The federal budget practice of “earmarking” – or “pork spending” as it is known colloquially – has exploded during the last 15 years. The Taxpayers for Common Sense – a Washington watchdog group – took a hard look at our pork requests from Senators Bingaman and Udall for next year. Continue Reading
If this week’s House and Senate votes on the Obama-GOP tax compromise had taken place next month, the entire New Mexico delegation would have opposed the deal. Continue Reading
Former congressional candidate Greg Sowards of Las Cruces announced today that he’s running in 2012 for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., was in the minority today in voting against President Barack Obama’s tax compromise with Republicans. As expected, so was Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. Continue Reading
Four members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are expressing serious concerns about President Barack Obama’s tax compromise with Republicans, primarily because it includes an extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Continue Reading
We cannot go back to the failed policies of the past that took the economy down with them. This election is not about blame, but, instead, it’s about preventing recession and making sure that families can always pursue the American dream. Continue Reading
As your chief deputy assessor and your candidate for Doña Ana County assessor, I have pledged to run a positive campaign and I will hold true to that promise. So in response to Mr. Murphy’s misleading information, I will highlight my experience in property tax assessment and my continued dedication to this community. Continue Reading
Although we must keep the branches of government separate, we must work closely together to address our economic deficit. I offer the following specifics as a new administration prepares to take office and as a new legislative session begins. Continue Reading
We need to make the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent, freeze non-defense, non-veterans affairs discretionary spending at 2008 levels, and agree to a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Continue Reading
I applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for acting on July 30 to pass the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act. Now it’s time for the Senate to do the same. Continue Reading
I want to thank the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Political Action Committee for their endorsement. This honor, however, is not about me, or even about my candidacy. It is about fighting for the brave men and women who sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Continue Reading
In the Southwest, haze hangs over New Mexico’s Pecos Wilderness and many other parks and wilderness areas. Fortunately, we have an immediate opportunity to rectify this situation by ensuring that the biggest park polluters, coal-fired power plants, are finally made to clean up. Continue Reading
When our larger media outlets broadcast isolated or extreme viewpoints without investigation we end up with a skewed public debate where no one is working from the same set of facts, and deep and bitter partisanship. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republicans Steve Pearce and Susana Martinez are among an emboldened chorus of GOP candidates across the nation expressing doubts about the link between manmade greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, according to an article published today by Politico. Continue Reading
My thesis: Making high school optional can lead to improved public education at lower costs. Revisions to state law, with corresponding revisions in educational policy, can make a virtue of the reality of low graduation rates and ill-prepared graduates. Continue Reading