WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the Right to IVF Act, legislation he helped to introduce as an original cosponsor, which would both establish a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) as well as lower the costs of IVF treatment for millions of families, veterans, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement of Ohkay Owingeh and participating non-Tribal parties for water in the Rio Chama Basin. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are original cosponsors. The Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement after Republican leadership on the House Natural Resource Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee misused committee time: "It is shameful that committee Republicans think it is appropriate to use time on this committee for an investigation that is so blatantly anti-immigrant," said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez announced the introduction of H.R. 8514, the Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act, a new bill aimed at increasing the yearly books and supply stipend, providing veterans with the necessary financial stability to focus on their studies and prepare for their future. Vasquez presented the bill during the House Veteran Affairs (HVAC) Subc  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, U.S.Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02)'s bipartisan and bicameral Ranching Without Red Tape Act was heard in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, bringing it one step closer to becoming law. The bill aims to make it easier for ranchers to make minor range improvements on federal lands and is supported by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Reps. John Curti  more