WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Western Senators Warn Trump's Illegal Funding Freeze Threatens Wildfire Mitigation Efforts Stop-work orders for wildfire risk reduction projects on public lands undermine community preparedness Washington D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and 10 of their Senate colleagues from Western states sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Delivers Floor Remarks Opposing Director of National Intelligence Nominee Tulsi Gabbard VIDEO Heinrich uplifts New Mexicans' concerns, emphasizes how Gabbard's poor judgment will impact all Americans WASHINGTON -- This evening, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered remarks on the Senate floor amplifying the voices   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 Senate Democrats to urge Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately secure veterans' personal information provided by the VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and his "Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding Senators emphasize the damage Trump's freeze on funding has already inflicted on patient care and public health oversight WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 34 Senate Democrats to call on Acting Secretary of the Department of Hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Western Senators Warn Trump's Illegal Funding Freeze Threatens Wildfire Mitigation Efforts Stop-work orders for wildfire risk reduction projects on public lands undermine community preparedness WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 10 of their Senate colleagues from Western states wrote a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on New Portal for Whistleblowers to Bring Attention to Potential Lawlessness Under Trump Administration Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) have created a new portal for federa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Launch Probe Into DOGE's Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data Musk's Team May Have Obtained Access to Personal Information of Millions of Borrowers; Raises Concerns About Violations of the Law, Failure to Protect Sensitive Information "The millions of families who rely on the Department of Education to help them achieve the American Dr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Risks in Delays to Accessing Funding for New Mexico Community Health Centers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 19 of their colleagues in writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. regarding reports that Health R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Gabbard Has and Will Continue to Undermine U.S. National Security Gabbard Has History of Defending Our Adversaries, Will Use Intelligence Agencies for Political Retribution Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence on a party-line vote: "At   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A Roswell man is charged with federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses following a traffic stop. According to the complaint, on February 4, 2025, Roswell Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding. The driver, identified as Isaac Ivan Boccelli, 36, was accompanied by two juveniles aged 12 and 14. A subsequent search of th  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: An Albuquerque man with a history of felony convictions was sentenced to 248 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after being found guilty at trial of possessing nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on Febr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stansbury Leads Letter to Interior Secretary Opposing Trump's Executive Order on Bureau of Indian Education Executive Order Would Dismantle BIE, Break Laws, Treaties WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Utah Delegation Introduces Bill to Support Wildfire Prevention Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Congressman Blake Moore (Utah-01), Congressman Mike Kennedy (Utah-03), and Congressman Burgess Owens (Utah-04) joined Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act. This bill establishe  more