http://tomudall.senate.gov News & other important information from SenatorTom Udall. en-us Copyright 2012 Tom Udall Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20:08 EST WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall and U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich led the New Mexico Congressional Delegation in introducing a bill to increase research and education efforts related to Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM), a relatively unknown illness more common among New Mexico Hispanics than any other group.  http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1016 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:00 EST WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced that 18 tribal organizations in New Mexico will receive $14,695,962 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for affordable housing. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1015 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced a $1.2 million investment by the U.S. Department of Interior to improve New Mexico's water infrastructure. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1014 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:00 EST WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) reported today that his legislation to help prevent drunk driving and dangerous 'air rage' will now be sent to the president's desk as a part of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that passed the Senate. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1013 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:00 EST http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=audio&id=1012 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:01:00 EST New Mexico's KOAT profiles how ultralight aircraft are used for drug smuggling and how legislation championed by Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Rep. Gabby Giffords would help law enforcement put a stop to it. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=video&id=1011 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:00 EST WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a new Single Family Housing Guaranteed Rural Refinance Pilot Program in New Mexico to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1010 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:55:00 EST http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=audio&id=1009 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:50:00 EST Tom honors a New Mexico hero - Staff Sergeant Pernell Herrera. Herrera was born in Los Alamos, grew up in Espanola and graduated from Espanola High School. He died on New Year's Eve in Afghanistan. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=video&id=1008 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:15:00 EST Two years following the Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United decision, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) calls for a constitutional amendment to allow Congress and state legislatures to regulate campaign finance. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=video&id=1007 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:15:00 EST WASHINGTON - Legislation championed by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and carried in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Dean Heller (R-NV), to crack down on drug smugglers on the Southwest border has cleared the Senate and will now be sent to President Obama to be signed into law. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1003 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST The Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act will improve border security by cracking down on smugglers who use ultralight aircraft to traffic drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=video&id=1006 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), issued the following statement today following passage of The Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 in the U.S. House, sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1002 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:45:00 EST WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), issued the following statement today after attending President Obama's State of the Union address: http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1001 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:41:00 EST http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=audio&id=1000 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:27:00 EST Tom takes part in a panel, moderated by People for the American Way, bringing together national, state and local leaders in support of a constitutional amendment to reduce the corrosive influence of corporate and special interest money in our elections. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=video&id=1005 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:15:00 EST No doubt, an election should be about voicing opinions and having a lively debate. But a string of bad Supreme Court decisions -- the most recent, Citizens United -- have equated money with speech and amplified the power of corporations and special interests. When that happens, your voice in the debate gets drowned out. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=blog&id=999 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:22:00 EST WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall issued the following statement today after attending the opening session of the New Mexico Legislature: http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=998 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:00 EST India's economy has been growing at an average of seven percent over the last fifteen years and the change has been dramatic. As the world's two largest democracies, the United States and India have huge potential for economic cooperation and prosperity. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=blog&id=997 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:42:00 EST Tuesday, November 1, 2011 12:00 AM -- Tom is joined by Senators Dick Durbin, Charles Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley to announce a constitutional amendment to clean up our elections by granting Congress the authority to regulate the campaign finance system. http://tomudall.senate.gov?p=event&id=522720 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:40:30 EST