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</span></font><b><font size=5><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Udall
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Friday, January 09, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><span class=popup><font face=Verdana><!--BSHTAG--><!--PARSER:--><!--CTPROVIDER:Albuquerque
Journal--><!--TITLE: Udall Learns His Senate Assignments--><!--COPYRIGHT:Copyright
2009 <a
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Journal</a>--><!--AUTHOR: Michael Coleman--><!-- ORIGINAL PHOTO PATH = #PHOTOPATH1# --><!--BSHSTARTBODY--><span
title="E-mail reporter Michael Coleman!"><span style='font-family:Verdana'><a
href="http://www.abqjournal.com/cgi-bin/email_reporter.pl?staff=yes">By Michael
Coleman</a></span></span></font></span><font face=Verdana><span
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<span class=popup><!--ss-->Journal <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Udall, a New Mexico Democrat, learned this week
that he has been appointed to the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Committee
on Commerce, Science and Transportation</span></b>, as well as the Committee on
Environment and Public Works. The Commerce Committee has especially
wide-ranging jurisdiction, including consumer protection, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>telecommunications</span></b>, railways, and science
and innovation. </span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> The Environment
and Public Works Committee in recent years has served as the chief committee
responsible for combating climate change, and also plays a leading role in crafting
federal environmental policy. </span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> Udall, who is
succeeding longtime Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, was sworn in for his first
Senate term on Tuesday and said he was thrilled with the appointments. </span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> "Both of
these committee assignments will help me protect <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:State></st1:place>," Udall said in a brief
interview. </span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> He pointed out
that the science element of his committee work will dovetail effectively with
the needs of <st1:place w:st="on">Los Alamos</st1:place> and Sandia National
Laboratories, and that New Mexicans also "care really deeply about
environment and public works issues."</span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> Udall
highlighted the Commerce Committee's role in spurring economic development. </span><br>
<span class=popup><!--indent--> <!--endind--> "<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:State></st1:place>'s future
ability to create high-quality jobs depends on having a modern system of
transportation and <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>communication</span></b>,"
he said in a prepared statement. "We also need strong rules to protect
consumers and help American businesses keep the public's trust. On the Commerce
Committee, I will be able to address all of these issues and ensure that my
constituents have a strong advocate for their interests."</span></span></font><span
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