Senator Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, Majority Floor Leader NM Senate

Air Dates: January 29-31, 2022

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Jan. 27, 2022 -- This week's guest on REPORT FROM SANTA FE is Senator Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, Majority Floor Leader of the New Mexico Senate, with an update on the current 30-Day Legislative Session, meeting in the State Capitol in Santa Fe, NM.

The Senator starts with describing what his job as Senate Majority Floor Leader entails, and what he has learned in the six years he has held this important position.

Wirth also discusses the challenges of the pandemic protocols to keep lawmakers, staff, and the public safe from Covid-19 transmission.

Other hot topics include the budget and New Mexico's enviable blessing of having over one billion dollars in new money to spend on the welfare of its citizens, education, raises for all educators and state employees, removing the tax on social security benefits, and the new Voting Rights legislation.