WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Over $1 Million He Secured to Connect More New Mexicans to In-Demand Careers in the Skilled Trades WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is welcoming $1,350,000 in federal funding that he secured through the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process for the United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 (U.A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Legislation that Would Crush Law Enforcement and Upend Everyday Immigration Decisions WASHINGTON \- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would reallocate resources away from addressing violent crime and keeping communities safe and allow state attorneys general to second-guess federal immigration decis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on President Trump's Day One Executive Orders WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Trump's day one Executive Orders: "President Trump's Executive Orders are wrong-headed, incendiary, and divisive. Instead of fighting for working families and lowering costs, he has spent his first day issuing orders that attack bir  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Senators Lujan and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representatives Veronica Escobar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Inauguration of President Trump Albuquerque Journal - OPINION: My work for NM remains the same as the power shifts in DC Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding the inauguration of President Trump: "Today, I attended the inauguration for the new administration as I have done for each president since being electe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Bipartisan Amendment Process to Improve Laken Riley Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans blocking a bipartisan amendment process to improve the Laken Riley Act: "The murder of Laken Riley was horrific, and my prayers are with her family and loved ones. I have always supporte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Lead Bipartisan Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Uphold the Universal Service Fund 21 Senators and 8 Representatives Call on Supreme Court to Uphold the Universal Service Fund, Ensure Rural and Underserved Areas Have Access to Broadband Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Announce $5.5 Million to Address Orphaned Wells in New Mexico Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced a $5.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Interior for New Mexico to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells. This investment to address hazardous sites   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez and 17 other states, along with the District of Columbia, announced a joint filing that challenges President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the United States are entitled. "President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenshi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Historic $17 Million Federal Investment to Address Homelessness Washington, D.C. -- 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 welcoming $17,137,326 -- a 5.3% increase from last year -- from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: A repeat offender from Espanola was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for drug trafficking charges after being found in possession of multiple controlled substances. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on April 19, 2023, Jeremy Isaac Lopez, 29, was apprehended at the Cities of Gold Casino by the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39) * * * I. Introduction Centro de los Derechos del Migrant  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 10, 2025, from Western Growers: * * * To: Mr. Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Public Comment - Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings - Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009/RIN 1218-AD39 * * * Western Growers respe  more