UPDATE: Head of U.S. nuclear safety agency to step down
Washington, DC Sunday, February 12, 2012
This week on "Newsmakers," Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), discusses energy and environmental policy following the President's call for an increased focus on the issues during his State of the Union address last month. He also addresses whether a divided Congress can tackle energy legislation this session. Bingaman also discusses his efforts on a clean-energy standard & negotiations to advance green energy credits using the payroll-tax cut bill.
Updated: Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 1:42pm (ET)
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