Show airs Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.; rebroadcast Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 a.m.
The debate over health care reform has raged across the United States for most of the summer, including here in New Mexico. Within the last week, Senator Jeff Bingaman and Representative Martin Heinrich each held well attended town halls on health care. This week, “New Mexico in Focus” takes you inside each event, presenting arguments from both sides of the aisle.
“New Mexico In Focus” is KNME-TV’s weekly hour-long public affairs show airing on Friday, Aug. 28 on KNME-TV channel 5.1 and repeating on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 a.m.
Then co-host David Alire Garcia and the “New Mexico in Focus” team joins Bingaman and Heinrich to discuss what realistic reform expectations are as they prepare to return to Washington.
After talking with Bingaman and Heinrich, the panel on “The Line” will discuss health care, the recent town hall meetings, and the conflicting plans presented to address New Mexico’s economic problems. Joining co-host Gene Grant on the panel this week are regular panelists Teresa Cordova, professor with the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning, Margaret Montoya, with the UNM Health Sciences Center, UNM School of Law and CUNY Law School, and Jim Scarantino, columnist with the Albuquerque Journal, and guest panelist Colin Hunter, legislative director for former Congresswoman Heather Wilson.
“New Mexico in Focus” is produced by Kevin McDonald and Kathy Wimmer and closed captioning has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
Media Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1812; e-mail: etodd@knme.org
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