WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. On Thursday, October 24, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) celebrated the groundbreaking of Homewise Inc.'s first all-electric development project in Albuquerque. The project, consisting of 72 townhomes, marks a significant step forward in expanding affordable, high-quality housing opportunities for New Mexicans. "Housing is a human right, and when we invest in homes, we inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Lujan Previously Introduced Legislation to Establish a Truth and Healing Commission Santa Fe, N.M. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement regarding President Biden's historic formal apology for the past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School Policies: "Today's long-awaited apology is a step in the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Multi-Million Dollar Investment Made Possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Santa Fe, N.M. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) welcomed $8,673,975 to implement key digital equity initiatives in New Mexico. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capaci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders by funding cu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders by funding cult  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: After the Supreme Court dismissed Idaho v. United States, returning it to the Ninth Circuit Court, 259 Members of Congress ask the Ninth Circuit to affirm that federal law ensures abortion care qualifies as "emergency stabilizing care" under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and hospitals participating in Medicare must provide "emergency stabilizing treatment" to patients, includi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: After the Supreme Court dismissed Idaho v. United States, returning it to the Ninth Circuit Court, 259 Members of Congress ask the Ninth Circuit to affirm that federal law ensures abortion care qualifies as "emergency stabilizing care" under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and hospitals participating in Medicare must provide "emergency stabilizing treatment" to patients, including  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), submitted an amicus brief(link is external) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez(D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) submitted anamicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) under con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. On Friday, October 25, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) released this statement following President Biden's apology for the atrocities that occurred during the Indian boarding school era: "During the Indian boarding school era, more than 95 indigenous children died at schools across New Mexico and thousands of other children were taken from their families. Today's form  more