Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked about what the Senate hopes to accomplish during the lame duck session.  Listen to Bingaman's remarks. 

00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of what the Senate hopes to accomplish during the lame duck session.  

03:01 – Bingaman talks about ongoing negotiations over extending tax cuts. 

09:47 – Bingaman comments on reports that America will soon become energy independent.  

11:18 – Bingaman talks about hydraulic fracturing or fracking as a means of extracting natural gas.