WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about a variety of topics, including his decision to support Senator Obama for president.

Click <a href="http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediafiles/bingaman042908m.mp3">here</a href>for the podcast.

00:00 – Bingaman talks about his decision to announce his support Senator Obama for president.

04:25 – Bingaman talks about the Senate Democratic Policy Committee’s (DPC) oversight hearing yesterday on fraud and abuses in Iraq contracting.

05:44 – Bingaman talks about his decision to announce his support Senator Obama for president.

09:14 – Bingaman comments on President Bush’s remarks this morning on high gas prices and the economy.

11:11 – Bingaman talks about the Senate Democratic Policy Committee’s (DPC) oversight hearing yesterday on fraud and abuses in Iraq contracting.

12:21 – Bingaman talks about Congressional efforts to reform the 1872 mining law.

15:14 – Bingaman talks about his role in helping Laura Berg, a nurse with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Albuquerque, who was investigated for sedition after writing a letter to a newspaper that was critical of the current Administration.

16:11 – Bingaman comments on the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification.

17:40 - Bingaman comments on a proposal to suspend federal gasoline taxes this summer.