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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Heinrich, Butler Introduce Legislation to Help Local Small Businesses Transition to Clean and Efficient Landscaping Equipment
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bicameral Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses, to transition to zero-emission eq  more

Heinrich, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Capacity for Abortion Services in New Mexico
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senate colleagues to introduce the Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services (ACCESS) Act. This legislation would establish a federal grant program for health care organizations to expand their capacity to provide abortion services and additional reproductive care in New Mexico and other states where it remains legal. Following the Supreme Court'  more

Heinrich, Graham, DeLauro Urge USDA to Include Vital Malnutrition Treatments in International Food Aid Program
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure nutritional needs are met for those suffering from the most severe forms of hunger by including Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), a proven treatment for maln  more

Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Welcome Over $227,000 for Portales Municipal Airport
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: PORTALES -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) today welcomed over $227,000 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Portales Municipal Airport (PRZ) for necessary upgrades and long-term development. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law. "Local airports co  more