WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Tatiana Del Toro-Frank, Community School Coordinator at MacArthur Elementary School in Las Cruces, N.M. as his guest for President Biden's State of the Union Address. Senator Heinrich selected Del Toro-Frank to recognize her work to bolster New Mexico students' education, health, and well-being, and also underscore the work that s  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Housing for All Act, comprehensive legislation to expand access to affordable housing in New Mexico and supporting those experiencing homelessness. The bill would invest in proven solutions and provide a historic level of federal funding for strategic, existing programs to keep people housed and reduce homelessness, as well as for innovative, loca  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, welcomed award-winning actress Jennifer Garner, Trustee of Save the Children, to his Washington, D.C. office. Garner thanked Heinrich for leading the effort to secure full funding for WIC in the Fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and the JEC Democrats released a report titled, "Democrats are Taking on Corporate Greed and Fighting for American Families." Data shows that big companies have raked in abnormally high profits, driving up prices. Typically, company profits ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced that he secured $62,796,064 for 74 projects across New Mexico in the minibus package covering six subcommittees. The projects Senator Lujan secured funding for include investments in public safety, agriculture, behavioral health services, affordable housing, military installations, and acequia and water infrastructure upgrades. "Today  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernandez voted for H.Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 to prevent a government shutdown. This bill funds several government agencies through September 30, 2024, helps New Mexicans with the high cost of living, invests in affordable housing, protects women's rights, combats the climate crisis, and honors our commitment to our veter  more