SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 17 -- The New Mexico Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Applications open for NMDA Ag Workforce Program Program paves way for agricultural careers * LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico-based agricultural businesses may apply for internship funding through the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) Agricultural Workforce Development (AWD) Program beginning June 16. The program offers funding to New Mexico-based agric  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * B61-13 first production unit completed ahead of schedule * The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb has been completed about a year ahead of schedule, marking a major milestone for Sandia National Laboratories and the broader U.S. nuclear security enterprise.  Two technologists at Sandia National Laboratories place the final screws in a B61-13   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 16 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to Provide $5 Million in Additional Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Funding * DALLAS, TEXAS, June 16, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has added an additional $5 million in funding to its homebuyer down payment and closing cost assistance grant program due to high demand and ri  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability * Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to speak out forcefully in defense of his colleague and friend, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), after the Senator was forcibly removed by federal agents at a press conf  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * In Win for Workers' Rights, Kelly, Gallego, Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce NLRB Phoenix Office Will Remain Open * The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the senators Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National La  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Slams Latest Republican Effort to Gut SNAP * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' updated proposal to cut $211 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): "Senate Republicans have unveiled yet an  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Dingell Announce Legislation to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) announced the introduction of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act, legislation to provide dedicated Medicaid funds for home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults, chi  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Blunt Rochester Lead Senate Push Slamming Secretary Kennedy for Decision to Gut Nation's Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them With Vaccine Skeptics * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) S  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Resou  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Lujan Condemns Forcible Removal and Manhandling of Senator Padilla * WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks condemning the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) by federal agents at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Blasts Backroom Senate Deal to Steal 3.3 Million Acres of Public Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued a strong condemnation of a last-minute provision added to the Senate reconciliation proposal that would authorize the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public lands across the American West. "As an avid outdoorsman, conservation  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing deep concern that imposing broad tariffs on pharmaceuticals will drastically increase healthcare costs for Americans. The senator warns these measures could particularly affect prescription drug affordability. Sen. Lujan stressed the importance of bolstering domestic manufacturing and strengthening supply chains. However, he argued that "broad and sweeping tariffs are too blu  more