WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 4, 2025 ARMY Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $133,017,600 firm-fixed-price contract for M1093 Low Velocity Air Drop vehicles and M1081 vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2027. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) released the below statement ahead of the Finance Committee's vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to serve as the Health and Human Services Secretary, expected Tuesday. This vote follows RFK's confirmation hearings in the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement: Just days into Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership of the Department of Defense (DoD), the DoD rescinded the policy that allowed servicewomen to be reimbursed for travel to receive reproductive health care including abortion and fertility care. The Democratic Women's Caucus fought hard for this critical health benefit, which ensured servicewomen could serve their country and receive the critical ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Appropriations Committee Assignments for 119th Congress Heinrich named Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his assignments on the Senate Appropriations Committee for the 119th Congress. Heinrich's positions on the Appropriations Committee allow him to directly   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Speaks Out Against President Trump's Tax on New Mexico Families Trump's tariffs will increase prices, cost families as much as $1,200 per year WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Trump's announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on China: "Donald Trump's tariffs are a tax on New Mexico's working families.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Tulsi Gabbard's Nomination WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after voting against advancing Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's nomination out of the Intelligence Committee. "Time and again, Ms. Gabbard has elevated conspiracy theories, parroted dictators' talking points  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Daines Resolution Designating National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week Passes U.S. Senate WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced that their bipartisan legislation designating this week, beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" passed the U.S. Senate. This week is dedicated to the recognition   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 5 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: BernCo's Youth Services Center (YSC) is seeking $1 million in 2025 capital outlay funding to support phase one of facility improvements aimed at enhancing medical care for its residents in juvenile detention. Key improvements include a 2,400 square-foot medical expansion to house a new nurse's station, waiting area, expanded medical and dental exam rooms and needed upgrades to the existing sp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Consumers in the Online Ticket Marketplace Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, reintroduced the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, legislation that would and better protect consumers in the o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Letter to HHS Officials Demanding Answers and Action on Disruption to Head Start Programs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and a group of their colleagues in issuing a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. and Acting Director of the Office of Head Start Captain Tala Hooban expressing conc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against RFK Jr. to Serve as Nation's Top Health Official Kennedy Has Profited Off Spreading Vaccine Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to serve as Secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Tariffs Will Hit New Mexico Families, Increase Everyday Prices Reporting Shows Tariffs Could Lead to Cost Increase for Gas, Groceries Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on China: "From t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand Wildland Firefighter Aerial Fleet WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to boost aerial wildfire suppression and combat fire threats using excess military aircraft and parts. "As wildfires continue to ravage our communities every year, this bipartisan legislation delivers major new   more