Teague wants to end financial-sector bailout
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U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., introduced legislation today that would put an end to the financial-sector bailout approved by Congress and former President George W. Bush last year. Continue Reading
Udall, Luján skeptical of troop buildup
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Reactions from New Mexico’s congressional delegation were mixed following President Barack Obama’s announcement of his plan to send an additional 30,000 American soldiers to Afghanistan. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Luján said they aren’t convinced the president made the right decision. Continue Reading
Health-care reform – It’s a shell game
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Health-care reform, as Congress presents it to us, is incomprehensively complex and non-understandable. If you want to control things, that’s exactly the situation you would want to create. There are hundreds of lobbyists trying mostly to keep things really complicated for us – the folks who will pay for it – so they can keep it their way. Continue Reading
Being the healthiest corpse the mortician has seen
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I hate to be on the side of gluttony and slothfulness, but I believe having government minders deciding what is best for each of us is wrong. We have the right of self-destiny even when making mistakes. We have the right to be fat, dumb and happy. Continue Reading
Weh urges NM senators to oppose health care bill
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“I am vehemently opposed to any bill that will force New Mexicans to carry the weight of a federal government health care program,” Allen Weh says. Continue Reading
Thanksgiving and the veil of ignorance
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This Thanksgiving, I hope our legislators in Santa Fe and Washington remember the Golden Rule. After all, being grateful means understanding that we’re all a bit lucky, and being gracious enough to extend the opportunities we’ve been afforded to everyone else. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Esquire asks if Iglesias can redeem ‘the sins of Guantanamo’
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“Can One Good Man Redeem a Nation for the Sins of Guantánamo?” That’s the question Esquire magazine asks in an article profiling David Iglesias, New Mexico’s former U.S. attorney – the one fired in the controversy created by the Bush administration — who is now prosecuting Guantanamo Bay cases for the military. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Heinrich and Denish spotlight stimulus spending
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Before joining Vice President Joe Biden at a fundraising lunch at the Hotel Albuquerque earlier today, U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish got a look at how some of the funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 are being spent in New Mexico. Continue Reading
VIDEO, AUDIO: Johnson still pushing drug-law reform
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Former Gov. Gary Johnson is still speaking out about decriminalizing and legalizing drugs in the United States. Click on the headline to listen to a speech he gave Tuesday at the University of New Mexico and watch an exclusive interview with him. Continue Reading
Barela, Heinrich disagree on health care reform
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On the same day that U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., talked with medical professionals about Saturday’s House vote in favor of health insurance reform, his likely Republican opponent, Jon Barela, criticized the measure and offered his own solutions. Continue Reading
Teague vote against health bill wasn’t a surprise
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It wasn’t really a surprise when U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., announced Friday that he planned to vote against the health care bill that ended up narrowly passing the House on Saturday. Continue Reading
DWI arrest puts former state official’s federal job in limbo
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Blowing a .08 on a breathalyzer test, failing field sobriety tests and being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving raises questions about whether Cindy Padilla will actually fulfill her appointment as deputy assistant secretary on aging in the U.S. Health and Humans Services Department. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County official picked for national board
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The secretary of state has appointed Doña Ana County’s new elections supervisor to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Bingaman talks about health care reform
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As members of the U.S. House prepare to mark up a health care bill this week Washington, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told NMPolitics.net that Congress is behind were he hoped to be — as far as the timing goes for health care insurance reform. Continue Reading
Teague expresses concerns about House health bill
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Not surprisingly, U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., expressed concerns about a health-care reform bill that was unveiled Thursday and will be debated next week, while the state’s other two representatives praised the legislation. Continue Reading