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Bingaman Questions Funding Source for Cash for Clunkers Program

By Vanessa Dabovich

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Las Cruces, NM – This week, the U.S senate will discuss a second infusion of funds to the almost depleted Cash for Clunkers Program. On Friday the US House passed a bill adding two billion dollars to the program. As KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports, New Mexico U.S Senator Jeff Bingaman supports extending the program, but wants lawmakers to reconsider the source of funding.