WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Condemn Outrageous Supreme Court Decision to Allow Racial Profiling, Call it an Attack on Hardworking American Families * The Senate Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12840) on Sept. 12, 2025, by defense policy analyst Jennifer DiMascio. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is one of 11 unified combatant commands (CCMDs) within the Department of Defense (DOD) and is responsible for U.S. military operations in space. The term unified combatant command refers to "a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration for Taking Away $11.5 Million from Albuquerque Trail Project, Endangering Pedestrians & Cyclists, Hindering Downtown Economic Development * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after President Trump's U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Finance Committee Democrats Call on Chairman Crapo to Hold Hearing on Personal Data Risk, Customer Service Chaos at Social Security * Lujan and Committee Democrats to Crapo: "We have a responsibility to ensure SSA protects Americans' data and provides quality customer service to the over 72 million Americans who rely on these benefits." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate * The legislation would improve Americans' ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Mullin, McCollum, Cole Reintroduce Legislation to Responsibly Fund Critical Public Services for Tribal Nations * Legislation would reduce budgetary uncertainty for the Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: 24 Years Later, We Stand United in Remembrance of Those We Lost On 9/11 * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the 24 th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:  "Our nation was forever changed on September 11, 2001 by the horrific terrorist attacks that claimed thousands of innocent lives in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D  more