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It's Time for the Constitutional Option
We need to take a good look at the rules that govern the Senate and get the business of the American people back on track.
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Calling for Football Helmet Safety
More concussions occur in football than in other sports and the standard football helmet that we all know might not be doing enough to prevent these injuries.
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Moving New Mexico Forward
I traveled around our state to see how people are using Recovery grants and other federal funding opportunities to create new jobs, boost our economy, strengthen our infrastructure and nurture innovation.
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A National Renewable Electricity Standard Now
I'm pleased to be part of a bipartisan effort to enact an RES in this Congress, led by my fellow New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas.
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What Health Reform Means for You
When Congress passed health reform in March, I wrote about how the law would begin providing benefits for New Mexicans within months of its passage. Those benefits have started.
November 30, 2010
A Step to Safer Food
The Senate today passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act in a bipartisan vote of 75 to 23. I was a cosponsor of the bill and voted in support of it.
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November 23, 2010
Share Your Thoughts on Travel Privacy
While we need to continually develop ways to secure our air travel, we must also continually strive to strike the proper balance of preserving airline security and respecting the privacy and dignity of travelers.
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November 19, 2010
New START, More Obstruction
I call on my Senate colleagues to put aside political posturing and ratify a treaty that takes necessary steps toward monitoring and reducing the most dangerous weapons on earth.
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October 21, 2010
No More 'Trick or Treat' Phone Bills
It's happened to far too many Americans. You open up your phone bill and wonder why there's an extra zero, or several, on the amount that you owe.
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October 14, 2010
Strengthening Education in New Mexico
Traveling around New Mexico over the past few weeks, I've been inspired by educators who are pushing the envelope to help the young people in our state.
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December 4, 2010
Udall: Republicans Once Again Side with Millionaires Over Hardworking Americans
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) released the following statement today after Republicans in the Senate blocked passage of critical legislation that would have extended tax cuts for middle class Americans - including 98 percent of New Mexicans:
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December 3, 2010
Delegation Opposes Current VA Plan to Restrict Care at Northern NM Clinics
WASHINGTON - Over the next two weeks, the Veterans Administration (VA) will hold a series of public meetings to unveil plans to discontinue contract care at nine VA access point clinics in northern New Mexico. Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman and Representative Ben Ray Luján are asking northern New Mexico veterans and their families to attend the meetings, learn about the plan and express their views.
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December 2, 2010
Udall Focuses on Football Helmet Safety at Hearing
WASHINGTON - At an oversight hearing of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M., raised the pressing safety issue of football helmet safety for young athletes with CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.
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November 30, 2010
Udall: Bipartisan Bill Will Help Keep Food Safe
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, today joined a bipartisan majority of his Senate colleagues in approving important legislation to protect New Mexican families from food-borne illnesses by strengthening the nation's food safety system.
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November 30, 2010
Udall Calls on Commission to Investigate Football Helmet Safety
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate football helmet safety standards, especially for high school and younger athletes, to prevent concussions and other head injuries.
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