WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology released the following testimony by Timothy Manning, ex-deputy administrator for protection and national preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community": * * * Chairman Strong, Ranking Member Kennedy, members of the subcommittee; good morning. I am Tim Manning, thank you for  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich 'Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act' Passes Senate Heinrich recently introduced the legislation to help law enforcement combat fentanyl trafficking WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act,  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Discusses Need to Bring Hardrock Mining Law into the 21st Century & Re-Shore Critical Minerals Supply Chain VIDEO WASHINGTON -- At a hearing this week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discussed the need for legislation to bring public land mining into the 21st century and re-shore the critical minerals supply chain.   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call on Trump Administration to Halt and Reverse Contract Cancellations Impacting Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits 585 Canceled Contracts Included Those Supporting Implementation of the Bipartisan PACT Act, Legislation that Helps Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Lawmakers: "It is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) act immediately and robustly to stop the spread of this preventable infection and save American lives." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act: "The fentanyl crisis has taken far too many innocent lives and has devastated communities across New Mexico and the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting the Department of Education Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration effectively gutting the Department of Education's workforce: "The Department of Education's mission is to ensure access to education for students in every corner of our country--regardless of w  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cassidy, Trahan Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Increase Online Transparency, Simplify User Agreements Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced the reintroduction of the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act to require commercial websites and mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Vote Against Republicans' Effort to Hand Trump and Musk More Tools to Harm New Mexicans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement after voting against Republicans' yearlong Continuing Resolution, which removes nearly all guardrails on federal funding and gives the Trump administration and Elon Musk unprecede  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 15 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez and Multistate Coalition Win Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees Albuquerque, NM - Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, secured an important victory in their effort to prevent mass federal layoffs and reinstate illegally-terminated federal employees. A feder  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 15 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Governor announces two judicial appointments SANTA FE - Today, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the appointment of two judges to fill vacancies on the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court following the retirements of Honorable Linda S. Rogers and Honorable Frank A. Sedillo. A graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, Andrea Gun  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 15 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Governor mourns death of Rep. Raul Grijalva SANTA FE - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement today on the death of Congressman Raul Grijalva. I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my former colleague, Congressman Raul Grijalva. Representative Grijalva dedicated over two decades of his life to public service, leaving behind a powerful legacy of   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Phoenix Man Sentenced to Prison for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death TUCSON, Ariz. - Steven Beltran-Lugo, 19, of Glendale, was sentenced on March 11, 2025, by United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez to 38 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the vehicle wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, from a March 5, 2025, member day hearing on fiscal 2026 budget: * * * Chairman Dave Joyce, Ranking Member Steny Hoyer, and distinguished Members of the Committee thank you for holding this Member Day and for the opportunity for Members from other committees to speak about our priorities in this space. As a former c  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * Suspect Arrested in 2022 Human Smuggling and Kidnapping Case ALBUQUERQUE - A federal arrest has been made in connection with a 2022 kidnapping case involving two aliens who were held against their will by a smuggling organization. According to court documents, HSI opened an investigation in October 2022 following reports of two aliens being held against  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report ALBUQUERQUE - Today, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Ho  more