WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Legislation fully funds WIC, supports rural communities, protects food supply, keeps families safe, and invests in agricultural research Senator Martin Heinrich, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, welcomed the Senate Appropriations Committee's bipartisan, unanimous passage of his Fiscal Year 25 (FY25  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- 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 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, legislation he cosponsored to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into law. "Since Republicans overturned Roe v. Wade, they've launched attack after attack on women's reproductive health careenacting laws that put women's lives in danger and rest  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, highlighted disaster assistance to New Mexicans made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers across New Mexico recover from recent wildfires, drought, and related heavy rain and flooding.   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On Thursday, July 11, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) introduced the bipartisan Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act, alongside U.S. Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17). This bill would provide increased funding, technology and staffing for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in order to keep our communities safe and combat the growing fentanyl crisis. "It's tim  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a legislative hearing on - * S. 2783, Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act; * S. 3406, Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Puebl  more