WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to officially file a plat of survey for lands in New Mexico. The filing will take place at the BLM New Mexico State Office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 30 days after the initial notice. This survey is crucial for the management of lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The plat details a dependent resurvey and survey of land within the Pablo Montoya Grant and Township 13   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for New Mexicans WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, legislation that will expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal spending,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement on the House Republican bill that proposes auctioning off critical spectrum to fund tax handouts for the wealthiest Americans a  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Support Merit Staff and Protect SNAP Program Integrity Legislation Would Invest in the Workers Who Work to Ensure SNAP is Run Efficiently; Reintroduction Comes as Congressional Republicans Work to Cut SNAP Benefits and Other Nutrition Programs for Millions of Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Land Port of Entry Permits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation expedites the presidential permitting process for all international bridges and land ports of entry. "Ports of entry and international bridges are vit  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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 23 -- 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 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Congressional Republicans Just Voted to Rip Away Your Health Care and Nutrition Assistance for the Most Vulnerable House-Passed Bill Includes Largest Cut to Medicaid in History Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed President Trump's sweeping plan to rip away health care and nutrition programs, close hospitals,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Lujan Introduce Bill to Streamline International Bridge Permits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation expedites the presidential permitting process for all international bridges and land ports of entry. It expands on legislation written and passed into law Senator Cruz'  more