WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has issued a notice regarding an amendment and addition to properties for the Kansas City National Security Campus New Mexico Operations (KCNSC NMO). This action, effective May 13, 2025, includes changes to the boundaries of the site, with the addition of two properties--Craddock B and Craddock D--located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These properties are essential to the operations of  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts GOP's "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act" MOST EXTREME ANTI-ENVIRONMENT BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee De  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels Administration's Designation of 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Unlocks New Tools to Crack Down on Southbound Arms Trafficking Over 200,000 American Firearms Flow into Mexico Every Year, Fueling Gang Violence and Drug and Human Trafficking Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Congressional Republicans Pushing Largest Medicaid Cut In History, Kicking Millions Off SNAP and Nutrition Programs Nonpartisan CBO Analysis Shows All Savings from Republican Bill Come from Benefit Cuts, Terminating Health Coverage, and Payment Cuts for Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Care Providers House Committees Meeting This Week to Advance Tax Scam, Gut Medica  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Procedural Vote to Advance the GENIUS Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding the failed procedural vote to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: "Stablecoins are positioned to play a key and innovative role in our financial system. As digital assets continue to ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Republican Resolution to Strip Internet Access from Millions of Students and Educators Lujan Joined Press Conference Ahead of Senate Republicans' Vote, Highlighted Impact on New Mexico Students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- 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, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- NASA has issued a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of expanding its Scientific Balloon Program. This program has been essential for more than 35 years, launching scientific balloons from NASA's Balloon Program Office (BPO) facilities in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and Palestine, Texas. These balloons are utilized to collect critical scientific data and conduct research in fields such as geosc  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Same Day Senate Republicans Strip Internet Access from Students and Educators, President Trump Attempts to Illegally End Bipartisan Law to Connect Seniors, Veterans, and Rural Communities Trump's NTIA Nominee Testified: "I commit to implementing NTIA's statutory requirements, including with respect to the Digital Equity Act" New Mexico Was Expected to Receive $14.3 Million in Grants, Covers 9  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Asks Interior Secretary to Establish Tribal Law Enforcement Training Center in the Great Plains Region WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting the Department of Interior to consider establishing a permanent tribal law enforcement training center on the Great Plains. Currently, the majority of tribal law enforce  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia National Labs helps save taxpayers millions through smarter spending ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories is being credited with saving the Department of Energy $439 million as part of a more efficient way of doing business with suppliers. That's more than any other DOE site nationwide. The savings were facilitated through the Supply Chain  more