WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Crockett Reintroduce SHOPP Act to Increase Access to Healthy Produce Consumption in the U.S. Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) joined Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) in reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce ("SHOPP") Act. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) are leading the companion bill   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman LeBeau from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for fiscal 2026 tribal funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. My name is Ryman LeBeau and I am the Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (C  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Chippewa Cree Tribe Chairman Harlan Baker from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on funding priorities for the fiscal 2026 federal budget: * * * Recommendations: 1. Protect the Indian Health Service (IHS) from cuts, rescissions, sequestrations, and freezes. 2. Ensure mandatory funding for contract support costs and section 105(l) lease p  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an extension of the public comment period for the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the continued operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. Issued by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the EIS evaluates potential environmental impacts of ongoing and future activities at the laboratory, which plays a critical role in nuclear research, nati  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich: "Trump and Musk's Public Lands Firings a Disaster" VIDEO Heinrich heard from fired public lands employees and a New Mexico small business owner about the impacts of Trump and Musk's mass firings WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Condemns Potential Closure of Carlsbad Facility Critical to the Mission of Nation's Only Repository for the Disposal of Nuclear Waste Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to reports stating that the General Services Administration (GSA) is moving to discontinue the government's lease for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Carlsbad  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Modernize Broken Mining Law, Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Lujan Bill Would Update the 1872 Mining Law Which Has Led to Significant Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025, legislation that would reform the broken 1872 Mining Law. Failure to upd  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Budget Office Nominee on Firing FBI Victim Specialist, Attacks on Social Security Lujan Helped Lead Opposition to Project 2025 Chief Architect to Serve as OMB Director Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of Senate Committee on the Budget, pressed Dan Bishop, the nominee to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on firing caree  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Address to Congress WATCH: Earlier today, Senator Lujan's guest, Katy Anderson, took to a national stage to share the importance of Roadrunner Food Bank's work and the importance of protecting nutrition programs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's address to a Joint Session of  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Rosen, Markey Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Political Weaponization of the FCC, Protect First Amendment Lujan Bill Comes Amid FCC Probes Into Broadcasters That Were Previously Dismissed Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Edward J. Mark  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds Albuquerque, NM - Today, a federal district court in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to reinstate funding for essential government services for a range of programs including, but not limit  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 5 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Economic Development's JEDI Office publishes outcomes report New report highlights EDD's commitment to empowering historically underserved entrepreneurs SANTA FE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has published the first outcomes report from its Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Office. Established in April 2021, under the previ  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The New Mexico Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * The New Mexico Department of Justice Charges Nancy Marshall with 18 Felony Counts Related to Fraudulent Medicaid Claims Totaling Nearly $1 Million Las Cruces, NM - Today a Dona Ana County grand jury issued an indictment against Nancy Marshall, a therapist who owns Equine Assisted Programs of Southern New Mexico (EAP) in Las Cruces, for submitting false Medicaid claim  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The New Mexico Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * New Mexico Department of Justice Secures Conviction Against Manuel "Manny" Rios-Alderete for the Shooting Death of Adan Ponce-Galdeano Santa Fe, NM - This morning, a jury found Manuel "Manny" Rios-Alderete guilty of Willful and Deliberate Murder, Tampering with Evidence, Conspiracy to Tamper and Receiving Stolen Property following the shooting death of Adan Ponce-Gal  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Teens Arrested for Human Smuggling in Cochise County For More Information AZCBPPublicAffairs@cbp.dhs.gov TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brian A. Terry Station arrested two teens from New Mexico for transporting three illegal aliens near Palominas, Arizona. On, Mar. 1, Border Patrol surveillance operators observed a p  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Pueblo of Acoma Gov. Charles Riley from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for tribal programs and services: * * * The Acoma people are an ancient people. Acoma Sky City has been our mesa-top home for at least 1000 years, making it the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. We, like other Indian Tribes, sha  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Pueblo of Laguna Gov. Harry A. Antonio Jr., from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on the passage of the Rio San Jose and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act: * * * Good afternoon Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and members of the Committee. My name is Harry A. Antonio, Jr., and I am the Governor of the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. The tra  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Santa Ana Pueblo Gov. Myron Armijo from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on tribal programs and services: * * * Thank you, Chairperson Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Subcommittee Members for the opportunity to share our funding priorities for the FY 2026 federal budget. My name is Myron Armijo and I am the Governor of the Santa Ana Pueblo i  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jose Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. James Naranjo from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 budget: * * * Thank you, Chairperson Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Subcommittee Members for the opportunity to share our funding priorities for the FY 2026 federal budget. My name is James Naranjo and I am the Governor of the Santa Clara Pueblo   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on March 5, 2025: * * * USTRANSCOM POSTURE Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Randall Reed, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Comman  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Merkley, Heinrich, King Join Illegally Fired Federal Workers to Stress Dangers of Public Lands Staffing Shortages ***VIDEO FROM ROUNDTABLE HERE *** Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources National   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Lujan Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) today reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that assist agricultural producers in the afte  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Tokuda Leads Colleagues in Opposing Proposed Cuts to HUD Disaster Recovery Office Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) led 47 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reconsider proposed cuts to its Office of Community Planning and Development, which administers the Community Development Block Grant Disas  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Tribal Water Rights Settlements Legislation Passes Unanimously Out of Senate Committee WASHINGTON - A slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills introduced by 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.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Indian   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Tribal Water Rights Settlements Legislation Passes Unanimously Out of Senate Committee Washington, D.C. - A slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills introduced by 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.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Ind  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing in Alien Smuggling Case ALBUQUERQUE - A Florida man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, following a dramatic high-speed pursuit and arrest in southern New Mexico. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on the night of Jul  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Weaponization of the ESA Through Experimental Populations Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the failures of the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) provisions relating to experimental populations of listed species that have been reintroduced, like gray wolves and grizzly bears. Subcommittee Chai  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DO  more