WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Interior Cuts in Trump Administration's "Skinny" Budget to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribal Nations, and Human Health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement following the release of President Trump's 'skinny' budget for Fiscal Year 2026. "This budget is   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Legislation to Lower Taxes for Hardworking New Mexicans Senate Democrats Introduce Tax Breaks for Working Families While GOP Pushes Tax Scam for Nation's Wealthiest Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, cosponsored the Tax Cut for Workers Act, legislation to give thousands of New Mexicans a much-needed tax break. The b  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Legislation to Lower Taxes for Hardworking New Mexicans Senate Democrats Introduce Tax Breaks for Working Families While GOP Pushes Tax Scam for Nation's Wealthiest Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, cosponsored the Tax Cut for Workers Act, legislation to give thousands of New Mexicans a much-needed tax break. The b  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Executive Order Ending Federal Funding for NPR and PBS Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to end federal funding for America's two biggest pu  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Executive Order Ending Federal Funding for NPR and PBS Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to end federal funding for America's two biggest pu  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where's the Money Going? "Who is actually running the Department: Secretary Lutnick or Elon Musk and DOGE?" Senators ask Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where's the Money Going? "Who is actually running the Department: Secretary Lutnick or Elon Musk and DOGE?" Senators ask Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service (NPS) has announced that the National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board will meet on May 22, 2025. The meeting will be held virtually, and access details will be provided on the NPS website. The purpose of the meeting is to evaluate nominations for properties to be designated as National Historic Landmarks, to make recommendations on existing designations, and to discuss po  more