Vivian J. Paige (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
According to a press release, senator Mark Warner is leading a freshman group of 11 Senators on health care reform issues. The eleven freshmen are Sens. Mark Begich (AL), Michael Bennet (CO), Roland Burris (IL), Kay Hagan (NC), Ted Kaufman (DE), Paul Kirk (MA), Jeff Merkley (OR), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Mark Udall (NM), Tom Udall (CO) and Mark Warner(VA). Since Labor Day, these [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. (OTCBB: BMOD) urged the New Mexico congressional delegation to support the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, which calls for a comprehensive federal program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2016. In letters sent to Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Sen. Tom Udall, Rep. Martin Heinrich, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, and Rep...
ACLU Bog of Rights (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Real ID — the system to make state drivers licenses into national IDs — is full of melodramatic deadlines. Citizens of states who don't comply aren't supposed to be able to use their licenses to fly or enter a federal facility. Seemingly scary stuff for noncompliant states. The drafters of Real ID purposefully made it so; they knew that it was the only way to get states to swallow a program...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. (OTCBB: BMOD) today urged the New Mexico congressional delegation to support the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, which calls for a comprehensive federal program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2016. In letters sent to Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Sen. Tom Udall, Rep. Martin Heinrich,...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continua Health Alliance commends Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) for the introduction of the Rural TECH (Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health) Act of 2009 (S. 2741). “This bill would create an important expansion of telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries everywhere recovering from stroke. Additionally, telehealth will become a new tool to reach the patients...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
We received the following statements from our members of Congress tonight responding to President Obama's speech on Afghanistan. If and when I receive more, I'll add them. Senator Tom Udall: “I appreciate President Obama’s thoughtful and deliberative approach in both...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) traveled to Iraq, where he refused to answer questions about the admonishment he received from the Senate Ethics Committee. Chicago Breaking News has more: When a reporter told Burris some were questioning the expense of his Iraq trip, Burris said they were entitled to their opinion. Asked how much the trip cost, he replied: "I have no idea." Burris said...
ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
But of course you knew that. On today's symposium, the blowhard-in-chief and Republican Party head took this shot at Mark Udall : FATASS: There is no majority for the public option in an honest poll. "I'm not going to let four senators dictate to the rest of us..." Well, it's going to be a lot more than four because a lot more than four are going to hold out for something like what Landrieu...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Sen. Roland Burris, in Iraq to meet with U.S. military and diplomatic officials, spoke to reporters today during a conference call from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but turned aside questions about his ethics rebuke. The Illinois Democrat repeatedly insisted his qualified admonishment Friday by the Senate Ethics Committee was "water over the dam." The panel said he had made misleading statements...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File Just as Senate Dems secured enough votes to open up President Obama's Health Care plan for debate, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is headed for an early-week visit to troops in Iraq. Sen. Burris, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is part of a delegation that will, as an aide told the Tribune , "examine security and political developments in the region."...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Here's video of Sen. Tom Udall's speech on the Senate floor this morning about the health insurance reform bill in the debate leading up to a cloture vote to permit the bill to move forward. You can read his remarks...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Senator Tom Udall took to the Senate floor today to honor former Governor Bruce King, who died last week at the age of 85. The following is the text of Udall’s remarks as prepared for delivery: “I rise today to...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
UDALL-BACKED “FEED AMERICA DAY” UNANIMOUSLY PASSES SENATE Legislation Encourages Donations to Feed Hungry Before Thanksgiving WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has designated this Thursday, November 19 – exactly one week before Thanksgiving Day -- as “Feed America Day”. Senator Tom...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The office of Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) announced this week that 25 computers will be donated to five New Mexico elementary schools through the Senate’s Computers for Schools program. The computers are being directed to schools struggling to keep their...
Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Sen. Barbara Boxer is trying to pull a fast one! How shocking. I mean they rammed the health care bill through the house with back room deals, ultra high pressure, and keeping the congress in the chamber until they voted yes. Does this suprise you at all? Boxer wants to force her outrageous Boxer-Kerry cap-and-trade energy rationing and taxing scheme through the Senate Environment and Public Workers...
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