Honorable Jeff Bingaman
United States Senator, New Mexico, Democrat
Senator Bingaman was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1982. He served as Attorney General of New Mexico from 1968 to 1974. He chairs the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and also sits on the following committees: Armed Services; Finance, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and the Joint Economic Committee. The following is from a statement delivered on the floor of the Senate on December 6, 2012. Earlier today, the Senate voted to grant permanent normal trade relations to Russia by a vote of 92 to 4,…
