WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Recognizes National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that a resolution he co-sponsored marking May 5th, 2025 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls passed the U.S. Senate last night. Albuquerque and Gallup have the highest number of missing and mur  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request Heinrich and Lujan: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk's budget will further tank the economy and throw working families under the bus. As New Mexico's senators, we'll fight back" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the foll  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Top Committee Leaders Press Energy Secretary for Answers on Detrimental Policies and Unlawful Funding Freeze WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside other top Democrats in Congress with oversight over the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright deman  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Homes Direct to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge Federal Agency Investigation Revealed Home Dealer Fired Employee After She Requested Reasonable Accommodation for Disability SEATTLE - Homes Direct of Oregon, LLC, a manufactured and modular homes dealer with thirteen locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico, has signed a conciliation  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Recognizes National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement regarding Senate passage of a resolution recognizing the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: "Today and every day, we m  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Bill to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Maternity Care Lujan's Legislation Would Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the reintroduction of the Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services (BABIES) Act, legislation that increases access to quality, affordable mater  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Confirmation of Frank Bisignano as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Republican-Led Confirmation Comes as Trump Administration Targets Social Security, Calls It A "Ponzi Scheme" Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after voting against Frank Bisignano to serve   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisla  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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 - Today, 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 e  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Stansbury's Opening Remarks at DOGE Republicans' Hateful Hearing Designed to Divide and Distract from Trump's Disastrous First 100 Days Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025). Below is an opening statement from Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Deli  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump says that he isn't sure if he needs to uphold the Constitution. It is clear to all of us from his attacks on the courts, the rule of law, our democratic institutions, our civil and legal rights, an open and free press, the dismantling  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Zinke and Vasquez Launch Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus to Champion Conservation and Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02) announced the launch of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, a bipartisan congressional coalition focused on conserving America's public lands and expanding access for all Americans. The caucus will build upon the   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Vasquez and Zinke Launch Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus to Champion Conservation and Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) announced the launch of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, a bipartisan congressional coalition focused on conserving America's public lands and expanding access for all Americans. The caucus will build up  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) at the University of Iowa has completed an inventory of human remains and determined cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. The remains, representing at least one individual, were removed from an unknown location near St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, possibly in the 1930s. The remains were subsequently transferred to the Greene County Historical Society in Jefferson, Iowa,   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez: DEA Drug Bust Underscores Urgent Need to Resource Border, Fight Cartels WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following a major federal operation (link is external) that dismantled a Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking ring in New Mexico, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) is renewing his call for a fully resourced border and bipartisan action to combat fentanyl and transnational criminal network  more