Tom Udall

“Reagan was more pragmatic than those who now quote him,” former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici said in a New York Times story about former Senator Alan K. Simpson.

Rep. Ben Ray Luján sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt backing the city of Farmington’s proposal to bring Google broadband internet to the Four Corners town. Earlier this month, Sen. Tom Udall sent a letter to Schmidt backing Farmington’s bid.

Members of the natural gas industry have sent a letter to both New Mexico senators asking that natural gas be added to any clean energy mandate that passes Congress, according to The Hill.
In January, then-President of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association Bob Gallagher told New Mexico Business Weekly, that while things looked better for [...]

Sen. Tom Udall discussed reforming the filibuster today at an event held by the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. Udall was the featured speaker at the event.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced yesterday that the Senate would look into reforming the filibuster. The Senate Rules Committee will hold hearings on the potential Senate rule changes, including testimony by Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M.
Earlier this year, Udall proposed a “constitutional option” for changing Senate rules on the filibuster.

Senator Tom Udall today sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt in support of Think BIG Farmington’s proposal to become a test city for the Google Fiber for Communities project. Google’s project would “test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country.”
How fast? Over 1 gigabit per second, much, [...]

Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., announced Monday that he supports repealing the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bars openly gay people from serving in the military. Udall has signed onto legislation, introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., that would repeal the law.

A press release from one New Mexico Representative says that the action by a lone Republican Senator endangers transportation projects. Both U.S. Senators were not happy with the blockage of unemployment benefits for millions across the nation. All at the hands of retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, R-Ky.

According to the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), Senator Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has expressed support for passing the public option through reconciliation if it comes up for a vote on the Senate floor. Bingaman is among the 30 Senators who approve of using reconciliation.

Tom Jensen, at the Public Policy Polling blog, theorizes that Sen. Tom Udall might be protected from the negative favorability ratings that some of his freshman Democratic colleagues have suffered from because he previously held statewide office. Udall, before becoming a Congressman in the 3rd Congressional District, served two terms as state Attorney General.

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a Democrat, is ahead of five potential Republican challengers, according to the first public polling of the New Mexico gubernatorial race. Her nearest challenger is Pete Domenici Jr.; she has the support of 45 percent of those polled to his 40 percent. Denish is also best known of all the candidates, with 75 percent name recognition.

Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn., have introduced a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, which allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited money on independent political expenditures.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to encourage the corrosive effects special interest money is having on the election process fundamentally contradicts the American [...]

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC Tuesday evening to promote his idea to reform the way the Senate does business.

New Mexico was among the states with the highest grades on the 2009 National Environmental Scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters. Four of the five members of the delegation received 100 percent scores; Teague was the lone holdout, with an 86 percent score from LCV.

A spokesman for Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., told The Independent that Udall is on board with a letter that calls for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to use reconciliation to pass the public option on health care reform.