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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday March 23, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Heinrich Demands Education Secretary Immediately Reinstate Federal Funding to Strengthen Teacher Workforce & Improve Student Learning
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Education Secretary Immediately Reinstate Federal Funding to Strengthen Teacher Workforce & Improve Student Learning WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 22 Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding that the Education Department immediately reinstate $  more

ICYMI: Lujan Holds Events Across New Mexico, Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Holds Events Across New Mexico, Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans New Mexico -- In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across New Mexico this week to highlight his work on behalf of New Mexicans: On Monday, Senator Lujan visited the Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center in Santa Fe to meet with seniors and discuss his efforts to pro  more

Lujan Joins Bipartisan Push to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Bipartisan Push to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits Major Richard Star Act would provide combat-injured veterans with full earned disability compensation and retirement pay Espanola, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Elizabeth Warren (D  more

Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners In Key Hearing Last Month, Lujan Raised Alarm Over the Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Agencies Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a   more

Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rule  more

Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Crack Down on Robocalls, Protect Americans From Scams
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Crack Down on Robocalls, Protect Americans From Scams Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, announced the reintroduction of the FCC Legal Enforcement Act, legislation that would provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with litigation enforceme  more

Lujan Visits El Centro Family Health, Discusses Efforts to Protect Medicaid, Rural Health Care Access From Republican Attacks
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Visits El Centro Family Health, Discusses Efforts to Protect Medicaid, Rural Health Care Access From Republican Attacks Medicaid covers more than 780,000 people in New Mexico, 33% of the people in the state Espanola, N.M. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) visited El Centro Family Health in Espanola to discuss the importance of Medicaid and rural health care access and his eff  more