WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked about what the Senate hopes to accomplish during the lame duck session. Listen to Bingaman's remarks.

00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of what the Senate hopes to accomplish during the lame duck session.

03:01 – Bingaman talks about ongoing negotiations over extending tax cuts.

09:47 – Bingaman comments on reports that America will soon become energy independent.

11:18 – Bingaman talks about hydraulic fracturing or fracking as a means of extracting natural gas.