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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday June 12, 2025 ( 15 items )  

DHN Central MTFs Lead the Charge in Patient Safety, Quality Care
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * DHN Central MTFs lead the charge in patient safety, quality care By Elaine Sanchez, Defense Health Network Central Four Defense Health Network Central military medical treatment facilities achieved flawless results - "no findings" - during their recent Joint Commission surveys, underscoring the Military Health System's unwavering commitment to patient safety, quality care, and continuous improvement.   more

FAA Issues Proposed Rule on Establishment of Class E Airspace Over Zuni, N.M.
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-0632; Airspace Docket No. 24-ASW-23) entitled "Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zuni, NM." This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Zuni, New Mexico, to support updated instrument procedures and facilitate instrument flight rule operations. The Federal Aviation Administration aims to ensure aircraft safety and efficient use of airspace. T  more

Heinrich Highlights Harmful Impact of DOGE Cuts to the Department of the Interior, Slams President Trump's Interior Budget Request
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Heinrich Highlights Harmful Impact of DOGE Cuts to the Department of the Interior, Slams President Trump's Interior Budget Request WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled the U.S. Department of Int  more

Heinrich Marks One-Year Since RECA Expired, Demands Congress Reauthorize & Expand RECA to Give Nuclear Radiation Victims Compensation
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Marks One-Year Since RECA Expired, Demands Congress Reauthorize & Expand RECA to Give Nuclear Radiation Victims Compensation * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined the New Mexico Congressional Delegation and Tina Cordova, Co-Founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, to mark the one-year anniversary since the Radiation Exposure Compensation (REC  more

Heinrich Presses USDA Secretary on Threats to Public Health and Safety Following DOGE Actions
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Presses USDA Secretary on Threats to Public Health and Safety Following DOGE Actions * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on the harmful impacts of the "Department of Government Efficiency's" (DOGE) actions on the  more

Heinrich Statement on Senate Republicans' Plan to Sell Off Public Lands and Raise Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Senate Republicans' Plan to Sell Off Public Lands and Raise Energy Costs WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the Senate Re  more

Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program * Washington, D.C. - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, a  more

Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Amid Commerce Department's stonewalling, senators ask GAO to investigate if Trump officials violated the law or engaged in misconduct & what officials are doing with funding Congress appropriated to serve minority enterprises & create jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (  more

Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump's Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico's Local Public Radio & TV Stations
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump's Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico's Local Public Radio & TV Stations * Losing this funding would force many public stations to reduce much of their programming or, in some cases, close their doors to the rural communities they serve WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcom  more

Lujan, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump's Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump's Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families * Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump's Tariffs Photos from the forum available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, hosted a Spotlight Forum titled "Costs  more

N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations * In a letter to Secretary Burgum, the N.M. Delegation expressed deep concern at the DOI's efforts to revoke protections around Chaco Canyon The Delegation's letter comes on the heels of their reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Ar  more

NRC Issues Notice on Uranium Enrichment Facility Action
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact." This notice conveys the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's consideration of an amendment to the Special Nuclear Materials License for Louisiana Energy Services LLC which operates as Urenco USA. Their uranium enrichment facility is located in Eunice, New Mexico. The proposed amendment involves removing a condition from the license. This actio  more

On One-Year Anniversary of Expiration of RECA, Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez, Vasquez, Advocates Hold Press Call Highlighting Need to Reauthorize and Strengthen RECA
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On One-Year Anniversary of Expiration of RECA, Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez, Vasquez, Advocates Hold Press Call Highlighting Need to Reauthorize and Strengthen RECA * Washington, D.C. - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expiring due to Congressional Republican inaction, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along  more

Ranking Member Martin Heinrich Statement on Trump Administration's Attack on America's National Monuments, Undermining the Law
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Martin Heinrich Statement on Trump Administration's Attack on America's National Monuments, Undermining the Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to an opinion issued by the Trump Administration's Department of Justice asserting that Presidents can modify or revok  more

VIDEO: Heinrich Joins Press Conference Blasting Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Betrayal' for Raising Energy Prices
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Joins Press Conference Blasting Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Betrayal' for Raising Energy Prices * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in a press conference on how Trump and Republica  more