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At Easter there is always a temptation to buy your kids a few adorable chicks as pets. Years ago my friend Judy mentioned she was going to buy two chicks for Easter. I protested, “Don’t do it, they turn into chickens.” Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three members of the New Mexico delegation praised the Obama Administration’s move to expand offshore drilling today. Here are their statements. Continue Reading
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins says he wasn’t making a statement of support for the recently arrested members of a Michigan-based militia group when he wrote in a blog posting that the government is “after the militia” but “the citizen militia is not the problem.” Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., will host a field hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee on Monday in Las Cruces. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is doing. Continue Reading
While listening idly to someone the other day a remark flew by, “And those receiving entitlements do not even say thank you.” I forget who said it. Still, I knew I had heard something important. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three Republican congressional candidates and a Libertarian candidate from New Mexico are denouncing acts and threats of violence that, thus far, have been aimed mostly at House Democrats who have supported health-care reform legislation. Continue Reading
Every Republican member of and candidate for Congress should condemn the violent acts and threats against the president and members of Congress who supported health-care reform. And Democratic members who supported the bill should be very, very careful. Continue Reading
HR3590 is unconstitutional, burdensome to business and is harmful to patients and families. As New Mexico’s next governor, I will join with Virginia, Idaho and other states and file lawsuit after lawsuit against this bill. Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., was on hand today when President Barack Obama signed the historic health-care legislation passed by the House on Sunday. Bingaman was a key author of the legislation. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Here are the statements NMPolitics.net received from New Mexico politicians following the U.S. House’s vote in favor of historic health-care legislation Sunday evening. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Ben Ray Luján is doing as U.S. representative for the 3rd Congressional District. Continue Reading
Stewart Udall, a former interior secretary and U.S. representative, died Saturday at age 90 at his home in Santa Fe. Here are a collection of statements released following his passing. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., announced late Friday that he’s going to vote against the health-care legislation that’s coming up for a vote Sunday. Here’s his full statement. Continue Reading
Congressman Teague says he hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on this bill. But what he needs to remember is that he represents the interests of New Mexicans, and this health-care legislation will have severe, negative impacts. Continue Reading