WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Best defense: A good 'offensive' * PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Members of 4th Space Operations Squadron multiple U.S. Air Force security forces units and other military units stationed along Colorado's Front Range participated in a military exercise at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site last week. In the early hours on a cold, rainy Tuesday, security forces members stood ready at Peterson Space Force Base m  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Lower Cost of Critical Care for Opioid Use Disorder * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced legislation to make it easier for individuals struggling with an opioid use disorder (OUD) to access evidence-based treatment. The Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency (MORE) Savings Act would eliminate costs for opioid treatment   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease threats to deploy the National Guard or   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease threats to deploy the National Guard or ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- 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 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Statement on Republican Proposal to Force Sale of Public Lands in Arizona * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement in response to a proposal from Senate Republicans that would mandate the sale of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands, including parcels in Arizona: "I oppose any effort to force the sale of Forest Service land in Arizona. These publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- 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 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Senate Republican Bill Will Strip Health Care From Millions of Americans, Force Rural Hospital Closures * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' reconciliation bill text: "Senate Republicans unveiled their reconciliation bill - and it's even more extreme than the House ver  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- 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 17 -- Louisiana Energy Services LLC dba Urenco USA, Eunice, New Mexico, has urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to address national security threats posed by uranium imports from Russia and China. The company, which runs the only large-scale commercial uranium enrichment facility in North America, submitted comments to the Commerce Department's investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, highlighting unfair trade practice  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Legislation to Lower Cost of Critical Care for Opioid-Use Disorder * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency (MORE) Savings Act, legislation to make it easier for individuals struggling with an opioid-use disorder (OUD) to access evidence-based treatment. The Senators' legislati  more