WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after the Senate successfully passed bipartisan legislation to provide a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). "With this bipartisan legislation, we are lowering travel costs for New Mexicans, making it safer to fly, supporting our nation's air traffic c  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) led 15 of their colleagues in a letter to Senate Appropriators urging them to provide the United States with the tools to combat the fentanyl crisis by continuing robust funding for border security and drug interdiction initiatives. In their letter, the senators push for funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire additional agents and  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and John Kennedy (R-La.) announced that their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028 has passed the Senate as part of the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Represe  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Democratic witness Rachael Lorenzo of Indigenous Women Rising in New Mexico works to provide equitable and culturally safe health care for Native patients, including abortion care SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Below is the opening statement of House Ways & Means Committee Vice Ranking Member Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), as delivered, for a field hearing on "Empowering Native American and Rural Communities." I want to begin by  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 to ensure safe and reliable air travel: "After months of bipartisan negotiations, I voted in favor of the FAA Reauthorization to make air travel safer, more accessible, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Announcement Follows Lujan's Call to Support Dairy and Cattle Producers Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ne  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced the DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act to create a new role designated as the "National Roadway Safety Advocate" at the Department of Transportation (DOT) who will be responsible for working directly with roadway safety crash victims, survivors, and their families. Specifically, this new role will be resp  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) celebrated the inaugural Board of Director appointees to the Department of Energy's Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. The independent non-profit foundation was created through the bipartisan Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act; Congresswoman Stansbury's first piece of legislation in the House of Representatives. "At o  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) issued the following statement after a successful floor debate opposing H.R. 2925 - the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act: "Pro-polluter, pro-industry Republicans tried to take mining regulations back 100 more years and do more harm to our public lands. Today, they failed," said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01). "As we move to the clean energy future, w  more