Saturday Radio: Obama Addresses Mortgage Crisis and Appoints HUD Secretary.

Barack Obama is asking his economic team to develop affordable housing plans to keep families in their homes during "these uncertain economic times."

Obama said he understands the family home is the cornerstone of American's financial security.

During his Weekly Address, the President-elect nominated Shaun Donovan to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Mr. Donovan, a former commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City, will come to Washington with the innovative ideas and new perspective needed to help the thousands of hard-working American families whose livelihoods have been threatened during this tough economic time.

Obama plans to stem the rising tide of foreclosures and he's asked his economic team to develop "a bold plan that will dramatically increase the number of families who can stay in their homes."

He's proposing a comprehensive, coordinated federal effort to make staying in the family a reality.

Governor Bill Richardson to Ride New Mexico Rail Runner Express on Debut Run to Santa Fe.

SANTA FE – Governor Bill Richardson will be one of the first riders on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express during its debut run into Santa Fe on Monday, December 15, 2008.  The Governor will board the Rail Runner Express at 10:00am on Monday at the Sandoval/550 stop in Bernalillo.  The Governor will be joined by state, local and tribal officials, and several members of the public for the first inaugural train ride from Albuquerque into Santa Fe. 
 
The official dedication and ribbon cutting for the inaugural run of the Rail Runner Express into Santa Fe will commence at 12:00pm at the Santa Fe Railyard near the Farmer's Market.

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Citizens of New Mexico to Serve Incoming Governor Denish.

Santa Fe - Lt. Governor Diane D. Denish today announced the citizens of New Mexico who have been invited to serve on the transition advisory teams. Representatives from every county in the state will participate in making constructive recommendations to the incoming governor. The teams will report back to the incoming governor no later than January 15.
 
Wednesday, Lt. Governor Denish announced the Transition Advisory Leadership to direct teams in the following areas: Government Efficiency and Finance, Economic Stability, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Healthy Families and Communities, Energy and Environment, Safety and Security, Youth Voices and Youth Vision, and Centennial Anniversary.
 
A list of citizens, sorted by county, is attached and pasted below.
 

Richard
Anklam
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Andrew
Baca
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Shannon
Bacon
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Carter
Bundy
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Kevin
Calnan
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Stephen
Capra
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Cristy
Carbon-Gaul
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Martin
Chavez
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Terri
Cole
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Roberta
Cooper-Ramo
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Herb
Denish
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Annette
Dilorenzo-Thayer
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Sheila
Duffy
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Joe
Garcia
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Joseph
Goldberg
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Maria
Griego-Raby
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Trey
Hammond
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Jim
Hinton
Los Ranchos
Bernalillo

Bill
Jordan
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Suzanne Barker
Kalangis
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

John
Kelly
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Daniel
Lopez
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Ganesha
Martin
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Ted
Martinez
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Randi
McGinn
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Tom
Montano
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Sarita
Nair
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Alex
Romero
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Kent
Salazar
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Allen
Sanchez
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Gary
Tonjes
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

luis
Torres
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Calle
Treppiedi
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Christine
Trujillo
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

John
Ulrich
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Angela
Vachio
Cedar Crest
Bernalillo

Chuck
Wellborn
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Avain
Wells
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Cheryl
Willman
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Jane
Wishner
Albuquerque
Bernalillo

Lori
Martinez
Reserve
Catron

Steve
Elliot
Roswell
Chaves

Mike
Trujillo
Roswell
Chaves

Star
Gonzales
Cubero
Cibola

Jaron
Kie
Laguna
Cibola

Greg 
Ortiz
Acoma
Cibola

Debbie
Gabriele
Raton
Colfax

Linda
Pavletich
Cimarron
Colfax

Gayla
Brumfield
Clovis
Curry

Juan
Chavez
Ft. Sumner
De Baca

Patricia
Miller
Ft. Sumner
De Baca

Elizabeth
Bardwell
Las Cruces
Dona Ana

Waded
Cruzado
Las cruces
Dona Ana

Mayra
Franco-Vasquez
chamberino
Dona Ana

Rose
Garcia
San Miguel
Dona Ana

Margie
Huerta
Las Cruces
Dona Ana

Mark
Lautman
Albuquerque
Dona Ana

Ken
Miyagishima
Las Cruces
Dona Ana

Roxanne
Lara
Carlsbad
Eddy

Jim
Townsend
Artesia
Eddy

Charlie
Alfero
Silver City
Grant

James
Marshall
Silver City
Grant

Dr. Randy
Brown
Santa Rosa
Guadalupe

Geno
Lujan
Santa Rosa
Guadalupe

Roger
Ellis
Lordsburg
Hidalgo

Kathi
Bearden
Hobbs
Lea

Brenda
Brooks
Hobbs
Lea

Johnny
Cope
Hobbs
Lea

Troy
Teague
Hobbs
Lea

Greg Lee
Cory
Ruidoso
Lincoln

William
Enloe
Los Alamos
Los Alamos

Sean
Stimel
Los Alamos
Los Alamos

Linda
Enis
Deming
Luna

Landon
Mascarenaz
Gallup
McKinley

Bob
Rosebrough
Gallup
McKinley

Benito
Armijo
Wagon Mound
Mora

Paula
Garcia
Mora
Mora

Nick
Franklin
Newport Beach
Orange

Steve
Brockett
Alamogordo
Otero

Michelle
Frost
San Jon
Quay

Mary
Mayfield
Tucumcari
Quay

Franklin
McCausland
 
Quay

Joseph
Maestas
Espanola
Rio Arriba

Benny
Roybal
Espanola
Rio Arriba

Archie
Vigil
Chama
Rio Arriba

Randy
Harris
Clovis
Roosevelt

Anna
Doherty
Farmington
San Juan

Sammy
Lopez
Farmington
San Juan

Don
Schreiber
Blanco
San Juan

Duane Chili
Yazzie
Shiprock
San Juan

Val
Kilmer
Tesuque
San Miguel

Matthew
Martinez
Las Vegas
San Miguel

Ramon
Montano
Las Vegas
San Miguel

Martha
Burk
Corrales
Sandoval

Don
Chalmers
Albuquerque
Sandoval

Katherine
Freeman
Placitas
Sandoval

Joseph
Sunia
Pueblo of Cochiti
Sandoval

Thomas
Swisstack
Rio Rancho
Sandoval

Tom
Swisstack
Rio Rancho
Sandoval

Charles
Bowyer
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

David
Coss
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Denise
Fort
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

William
Garcia
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Larry
Goldstone
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Jon
Hendry
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Ruth
Hoffman
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Rachel
King
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Jamie
Koch
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Helen
Lopez
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Trevor
Loy
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Beverlee
McClure
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Beth
Moise
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

Lillian
Montoya-Rael
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

David
Farrell
Hillsboro
Sierra

Lori
Montgomergy
T or C
Sierra

Gary
Whitehead
T or C
Sierra

Jerry
Armijo
Socorro
Socorro

Trudy
Healy
Taos
Taos

Ben
Maddox
Taos
Taos

Michael
Anaya
Morarity
Torrence

Robert
Beck
Clayton
Union

Brian
Moore
Clayton
Union

June
Lorenzo
Paguate
Valencia

Joe
Shirley
Window Rock
 
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BINGAMAN DISAPPOINTED AUTO BILL FAILS.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today released the following statement about the failure of the Senate to approve legislation to help the U.S. auto industry weather the nation's economic crisis:
 
"I'm disappointed that this bill died in the Senate.  It's my hope now that the Bush administration will consider using a fraction of the funding set aside to stabilize financial markets to preserve this important American industry."
 
Bingaman voted Thursday to invoke cloture on a House-passed auto bill; that measure failed in a late night vote.
 
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