Will Udall and Bingaman Votes Match Their Words?

Jeff Bingaman

Often you hear your Senators and your Congressmen talk a good game when it comes to getting our financial house in order. They will often post videos on their websites talking about how much they want to get the debt under "control." The reality of these false commitments showed their ugly faces on Tuesday when both Representatives Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico were presented with a golden opportunity to put their voting records where their mouths are. The House of Representatives passed a debt ceiling extension that would allow government to continue to function but also attached spending cuts, spending caps, and a balanced budget amendment to the agreement. Congressman Steve Pearce voted to keep government running and institute controls. However, both Heinrich, (who wants to be a Senator) and Lujan who is seeking re-election next year voted NO to the compromise.

Tom Udall

Now the attention shifts to Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman. Both upper house members have also parroted the "I want to get the budget and the debt under control" lines in videos and speeches. With a golden opportunity to keep true to their words, Senators Udall and Bingaman will get that chance in the U.S. Senate to prove they mean what they say very soon. You can contact your senators at the numbers below if you would like these men to keep the government running and insert some discipline into the budgeting and borrowing process. Senator Jeff Bingaman phone # (202) 224-5521, Senator Tom Udall phone # (202) 224-6621.

Will Udall and Bingaman Votes Match Their Words?