WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Archived Skin Samples Reveal New Insights on Habitat Use of Rare Eastern North Pacific Right Whales The eastern North Pacific right whale is among the world's rarest and most mysterious great whale populations. With fewer than 50 animals in a vast ocean, these whales are challenging to study. Essential information, including their migration and feeding patterns, remains unknown. But rec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against Agriculture Secretary Nominee Following Funding Freeze for Farmers, Ranchers, and Acequias WaPo Report : Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after voting against the nomination of Brooke R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Demand: Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid Dismantling Medicaid is a Direct Attack on New Mexicans; New Mexico has the Most Medicaid Recipients Per Capita Than Any Other State Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in writing a letter to President Trump demanding the Trump admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues to President Trump: Don't Turn Your Back on Tribal Communities Recent Reporting Indicates Musk-Trump Layoffs at Indian Health Service Will Cut Off Access to Health Care for Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, led nine other Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing concern r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Stop Unlawful Mass Firings of Probationary Federal Employees Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Stansbury, Vasquez: "Large-scale firings of probationary employees would ripple through our communities, reducing consumer spending, straining local businesses, and creating unnecessary economic instability" "Federal agencies must be staffed by qualified professionals, no  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Lujan, Markey, Peters Condemn Weaponization of Federal Communications Commission Against Broadcasters and Public Media Attacks Against Public Media Could Threaten New Mexicans' Access to Vital Local News, Television, and Radio Washington, D.C - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Trump Administration Oversight and Accountability: Senator Lujan Standing Up for New Mexico Amidst the Chaos, Confusion, and Corruption Washington, D.C. - This week, amidst the chaos, confusion, and corruption shown by Elon Musk and the Trump administration, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took the following actions to hold the Administration accountable and stand up for New Mexi  more