WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases Data on Trump Administration Actions that Hike Up Energy Costs Donald Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Bill for Billionaires will raise utility costs by 9-18% across the nation. * Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has allocated $2,654,471 in supplemental funding to bolster behavioral health services for children and adolescents. This support will be distributed among 19 award recipients of the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Program. The funding aims to ensure consistent support across all 29 PMHCA recipients. While ten recipients had previously secured funding for a lo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Tours AV Manufacturing Facility, Receives Demo of BADGER Satellite Communications System * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, toured AV's space operations manufacturing facility and received a demonstration of their next generation BADGER satellite communications system, which will expand and modernize the natio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Democratic Women's Caucus Demands ICE Address Dangerous Impersonators that Assault Women; Demands Clear Identification To Protect Women * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Monday August, 11, Chair Leger Fernandez and The Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Reproductive Task Force Co-Chair and Liaison Judy Chu (CA-28) and DWC Members Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Nydia Velazq  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Senate Democrats in Requesting Report on Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Republican Cuts to Medicaid and Premium Tax Credits * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and a group of Senate Democrats in re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Senate Democrats in Requesting Report on Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Republican Cuts to Medicaid and Premium Tax Credits * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and a group of Senate Democrats in re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Over $12 Million for New Mexico Projects in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill * Total Investments for FY26 is $300,585,000 Investments Include Workforce Development, Health Care, and Education Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $12 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of F  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congr  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * New Mexico opens $5 million in tech grants Grants will help develop & support system programming & infrastructure * SANTA FE -- The New Mexico Economic Development Department's Technology and Innovation Office has opened two new grants to support technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. The $5 million initiative includes two funding opportun  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week: Lujan Holds Events Across Northern and Central New Mexico * Lujan Visits Taos, Santa Fe, Espanola, Albuquerque, and Santa Ana Pueblo Holds Town Hall, Listens to Constituent Concerns, and Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans New Mexico - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events across New Mexico this week, holding a town hall in Taos and meeting with he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * United Nuclear Corporation and General Electric to Perform $63 Million Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Northeast Church Rock Mine in Navajo Nation * Flagstaff, Ariz. - The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) and General Electric Company (GE) have agreed to a Consent Decree with the United States, Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico under the federal Superfund law. This agreement requires a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United Nuclear Corporation and General Electric to Perform $63M Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Northeast Church Rock Mine and UNC Mill Sites in New Mexico and Navajo Nation * The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) and General Electric Company (GE) have agreed to a consent decree with the United States, Navajo Nation, and the State of New Mexico under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release: * * * United Nuclear Corporation and General Electric to Perform $63M Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Northeast Church Rock Mine and UNC Mill Sites in New Mexico and Navajo Nation The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) and General Electric Company (GE) have agreed to a consent decree with the United States, Navajo Nation, and the State of New Mexico under the fede  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Stands With Energy Workers in Hobbs, Calls to Put Workers' Health First * HOBBS, N.M. - On August 7, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) joined members of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, a statewide organization dedicated to promoting racial and worker justice, to rally support for his Energy Workers Health Improvement and Compensation Fund Act. The bill requires the largest oil and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez: Funding Cuts to Carlsbad Caverns Hurt Jobs, Tourism, and Tradition * CARLSBAD, N.M. - Last week, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) joined leaders from Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the neighboring Guadalupe Mountains National Park to discuss the ongoing staffing and operational disruptions caused by the shortsighted DOGE budget cuts. The budget cuts -- which included lay  more