Thursday - November 21, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Make Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits Permanent, Lower Costs for Working Families
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act, legislation to make permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage as extended through the Inflation Reduction Act. The enhanced premium tax credits, which have made health care more affordable and accessible for thousands of New Mexicans, are currently set t  more

Lujan Applauds New USDA Programs to Strengthen Specialty Crop Sector
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of new programs that will provide $2 billion to support U.S. specialty crop producers. "Across New Mexico, specialty crop producers provide high-quality, nutritious produce to feed our nation and the world and support our trademar  more

N.M. Delegation Praises President Biden's Disaster Supplemental Request for $1.5 Billion to Boost Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Recovery
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced President Biden's disaster supplemental request includes $1.5 billion to help New Mexicans recover from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. If President Biden's disaster supplemental request is approved by Congress, Lujan, Leger Fernandez, and the New Mexico Congressi  more