JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DAF Safety launches motor vehicle awareness survey to assess driver attitudes KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico - Department of the Air Force Safety is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive Motor Vehicle Awareness Survey aimed at assessing driver attitudes and behaviors on the road. This initiative is part of DAF Safety's ongoing commitment to enh  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * DCAA supports $1 million False Claims Act investigation DCAA Operations Investigative Support Division (OIS) auditors helped support a civil investigation resulting in a $1 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Noble Sales Company (Noble) was the prime contractor, responsible for managing supply orders, and required to get competitive bids fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Opening Statement on Hearing to Advance Nominations for Department of Energy and the Interior VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivers opening remarks at a business meeting to consider nominees before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, May 21, 2025. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resourc  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement Blasting Senate Republicans' Plans to Defy the Senate Parliamentarian & Force a Vote to Overturn California's Clean Energy Air Act Waivers WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans announced their plans to defy the Senate parliamentarian and  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution Denouncing Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to introduce a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to bring an end to the blockade of food and life-saving humanitarian aid to address the need  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Democratic Senate colleagues in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and other essential social servi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been fighting back against Congressional Republicans' attacks on essential services and programs that New Mexicans rely on, exposing the Trump administration's block  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Sanders, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free WASHINGTON, DC - As President Trump and congressional Republicans are working overtime to make college unaffordable and unattainable for millions of working-class families in order to provide tax breaks to billionaires, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Welch, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans WASHINGTON \- Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) reintroduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. This legislation would expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal s  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Moran Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Farmer Coordination & Education Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to expand the reach of peer-to-peer networks that are already helping farmers manage the many   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Rosen Lead Colleagues in Demanding President Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for New Mexico Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 1o Senate colleagues in a letter demanding that the Trump administration release fundin  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat DOGE's Unsafe Retention of Personal Information Legislation Would Increase Penalties for Improper Maintenance or Release of Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") by the Government Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and five Senate colleagues in introducing the Def  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Nearly $316 Billion Owed to Native Communities WATCH Senator Lujan's Remarks in Senate Indian Affairs Committee Washington, D.C.-- A new tracker revealed that the Trump administration is blocking or freezing more than $430 billion in federal funding owed to communities across the country -- including nearly $316 billion for national programs that su  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free WASHINGTON, May 21 - As President Trump and congressional Republicans are working overtime to make college unaffordable and unattainable for millions of working-class families in order to provide tax breaks to billionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Hea  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Urges Trump Administration to Preserve Affordable Access to Narcan WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to protect and expand access to overdose reversal medications, like Naloxone, which are critical tools in combating the fentanyl and opioid crisis. His letter follows meetings with first r  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following floor remarks on May 20, 2025: * * * There are a lot of Representatives here today because the Democratic Women's Caucus and my Democratic colleagues are here to stand against Republicans' bad bill and their budget. My Democrat colleagues are here to tell the stories of how the Republicans' slashing of Medicaid and SNAP will betray American families, women, and cause immense suffering. Vanessa's 6-year-old   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free WASHINGTON, May 21 - As President Trump and congressional Republicans are working overtime to make college unaffordable and unattainable for millions of working-class families in order to provide tax breaks to billionai  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Warner Reintroduce Bill to Improve Seniors' Access to Care Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) today reintroduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act - bipartisan, zero-cost legislation to improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The bill focuses on streamlining the   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * [VIDEO] Rep. Lee Testifies Before Rules Committee in Support of her Amendment to Stop Amodei's Utah Land Grab That Jeopardizes Nevada's Water Security DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF TESTIMONY AND QUESTIONING HERE (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) testified before the Rules Committee in support of her amendment to stop House Republicans from moving forward with Congressman Mark Am  more