Senator Tom Udall News

I missed our new NM Senator Tom Udall's resolution to skip two meals, and donate the "saved" money to a local food bank; I missed the invitation by the post office to donate canned goods in my mailbox to the hungry, too.

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu announced Tuesday that New Mexico has been awarded $6.5 million to make its electrical grid run more efficiently.

Senator Tom Udall took to the Senate floor today to honor former Governor Bruce King, who died last week at the age of 85.

Sen. Roland Burris, an Illinois Democrat, left Saturday for a trip to Iraq to examine security and political developments in the region, an aide said today.

The House passed their version of the bill two weeks ago in a rare Saturday session.

A tentative list of members of the Carlsbad brine well working group has been released.

The Senate Commerce Committee wasted no time Thursday passing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act , its version of the satellite reauthorization bill.

WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall reported that the Senate has approved legislation to fund key construction projects at New Mexico's military installations.

Several state officials visited the village of Loving to honor completion of the first house constructed by Loving High School's building trades class in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.

By Cindy Von Quednow - Four Navajo Code Talkers, who transformed their language into an unbreakable code during World War II, visited Washington recently seeking support for a museum that will keep their story alive.

Rancher, business man and politico supreme Bruce King passed away overnight at his ranch in Stanley, New Mexico at age 85 after a bout with heart problems and a life of full of hard work, service and friendly good humor.

U.S. Senator Kit Bond has introduced legislation that will increase funding to provide transitional housing for homeless veterans, calling it our nation's sacred responsibility to support the men and women who answered America's call to serve.

The office of Senator Tom Udall announced this week that 25 computers will be donated to five New Mexico elementary schools through the Senate's Computers for Schools program.

New Mexico's veterans will be honored at memorial events around the state Wednesday on Veterans Day.

Senate Democratic leaders are looking to wrap up work on the fiscal 2010 $133.9 billion Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill on Tuesday, ahead of the Veterans Day holiday.

A federal report says the land management experiment on New Mexico's Valles Caldera National Preserve is plagued by managerial problems, lack of planning and legal stumbling blocks, and it's uncertain the operation could be self-supporting by a 2015 deadline.

Two of three New Mexico congressmen voted Saturday to pass a landmark health care bill through the US House of Representatives.

Legislation extending unemployment compensation has passed the U.S. Senate. If the bill becomes law, benefits will be provided for an additional 14 weeks to jobless workers nationwide; 20 weeks to those in states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher.

The office of Senator Tom Udall released a statement today to report that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved S.1733 , the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.

Senator Tom Udall today delivered remarks on the impact of clean energy and climate change legislation on Indian Country during a gathering of representatives of the nation's 564 federally-recognized tribes.