WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech Calling for Affordable Flood Insurance * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor highlighting the urgent need for Congress to prevent the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from expiring on September 30 th and ensuring it remains affordable for the homeowner, accountable to the taxpayer, and sustainable for   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Scalo Restaurant for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation * Lawsuit says Albuquerque restaurant managers harassed female workers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Scalo Restaurant, an Albuquerque restaurant located in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood, violated federal civil rights laws when its male managers sexually harassed female employees and then retaliated against those female workers  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and First Security Bank Award $9K Grant to Little Rock Woman for Urgently Needed Roof Repairs * With hands raised in gratitude, Ms. Brown of Little Rock, Arkansas, celebrates her new roof, made possible by a $9,000 Special Needs Assistance Program grant from FHLB Dallas and First Security Bank. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, July 2  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from DOE on Decision to Terminate Loan Commitment for Grain Belt Express * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on the decision to abruptly terminate a conditional loan guarantee for the Grai  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins Lujan, Markey to Introduce Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M., Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to introduce the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize dec  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Votes Against Advancing Trump's Nominees for DOI and DOE * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted no on the nominations of Lanny Erdos to be the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Audrey Robertson to be the U.S. Departme  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Heinrich Votes Against Advancing Trump's Nominees for DOI and DOE U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted no on the nominations of Lanny Erdos to be the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Director of the Office of Surface Mining   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire & End the War * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 42 Democratic senators in writing to the Trump Administration to express alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a large-scale expansion of huma  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire & End the War * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 42 Democratic senators in writing to the Trump Administration to express alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a large-scale expansion of humani  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Rounds, Tillis, Kim Reintroduce Legislation Supporting AI Innovation in Financial Services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to promote artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in the financial services industry. The Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $45 Million in Federal Investments to Strengthen Infrastructure, Support Housing Projects in New Mexico in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bills * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $44 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation,  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize decades-old g  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Demand Public Release of Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have launched an effort to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release all files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Senators Lujan and Merkley introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to ensure   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Lujan Demand Public Release of Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico's U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan launched an effort to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Merkley and Lujan introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to provide full transpar  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Successfully Pushes Trump to Release Illegally Withheld Funds for New Mexico Students and Teachers * N.M. Delegation: "With the delayed release of this funding right as classes begin, schools are left scrambling to prepare. Our kids' schools never should have been placed in this position." "We will remain vigilant to ensure the Trump Administration upholds its duty to distribut  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On the 60th Anniversary of the Creation of Medicaid and Medicare, Lujan, Leader Schumer, and Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reverse Devastating Health Care Cuts in Republicans' Budget Betrayal * WATCH HERE : Senator Lujan Delivers Floor Speech on Effort to Reverse Devastating Health Care Cuts in Republicans' Budget Betrayal Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Representative Gabe Vasquez tours WSMR with Senior Commander Col. Andrew Morgan By Miriam Rodriguez White Sands Missile Range Senior Commander Col. Andrew Morgan hosted Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) for an office call visit and a tour of WSMR July 29. The focus of the visit was an overview briefing and a tour of the WSMR Museum and the White Sands School. The WSMR   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Sen. Cruz: Recent Events Are a Reminder of the Need to Improve Warning Systems In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized the critical role of the nominees for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the wake of the catastrophic   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Lujan, Reps. Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington (July 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), along with Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Stops Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Federal Land Grab * Muleshoe, TX - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated the Trump Administration Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to cancel the Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, ending the Biden's Administration's landgrab that would have expanded the refuge by over 10,000% and infringed  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Two-factor authentication just got easier * Chris Jenkins, a Sandia cybersecurity researcher, invented a new, simpler two-factor authentication method that does not depend on the time. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new, simpler version of two-factor authentication could broaden its protect  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Stansbury, Neguse, Larson, Johnson Fight to Protect Social Security * Legislation would restore trust in the Social Security Administration in the face of DOGE cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) with Assistant Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), Representative John B. Larson (CT-01), and Representative Julie Johnson (TX-32) introduced the Hands Off Our Social Se  more