NEW MEXICO'S HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY IS BACKTRACKING ON A REMARK SHE MADE RECENTLY IN AN E-MAIL. SIDONIE SQUIER WROTE IN A THAT THERE'S "NO SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE OF HUNGER" IN NEW MEXICO. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL SANCHEZ AND MEMBERS OF A HUNGER TASK FORCE ARE CRITICAL OF SQUIER'S STATEMENTS. SANCHEZ CALLS HER COMMENT AN "UTTER LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HER JOB REQUIRES AND THE PEOPLE SHE SERVES."
SANCHEZ WANTS HER TO RESIGN. A MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAYS THE GOVERNOR SUPPORTS SQUIER.
