WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * "Shackleford vs Shanghai, Big Country vs Beijing" - Arrington Touts New AI Investments in West Texas * Abilene, TX - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) visited the Stargate initiative launched by OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank that includes an initial investment of $100 billion in Abilene, TX, with plans to expand to $500 billion nationwide. This monumental project will create tens of tho  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $30K Grant from FHLB Dallas and FBT Bank & Mortgage Fuels Growth at Home Again Pine Bluff * PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, September 24, 2025--In a shared commitment to community revitalization and economic empowerment, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and FBT Bank & Mortgage have awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize the SUPPORT Act - a landmark federal investment to combat the fentanyl crisis through addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The bipartisan package of fentanyl prevention bill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis Trump: "Don't even bother dealing with them" Vought: "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan" * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats' proposal to keep the government open and permanent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs closer to full fun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Fight to Protect New Mexico's Public Lands from Administration's Rollback of Roadless Area Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 19, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a call to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging New Mexico's exclusion from the administration's effort to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. "The administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Leads House Democrats' Demand that Johnson Do His Job, Work Across the Aisle, and Avoid Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 23, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led House Democrats in calling out Speaker Mike Johnson's irresponsible decision to cancel House voting days on September 29 and 30 with no government funding deal in sight - guaranteeing a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Recovery Workshop in Ruidoso to Help Survivors Impacted by Adverse Weather * WASHINGTON -- SBA Region 6 Administrator Justin Crossie from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a disaster recovery workshop to assist small businesses, homeowners, and renters physically and economically impacted by severe storms, flooding and lan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), issued an Open-File Report, Open-File Report 2025-1041, titled 'Collaborative Drought Science Planning in the Colorado River Basin' in 2025. Authored by Patrick J. Anderson, Jeanne E. Godaire, Daniel K. Jones, William J. Andrews, Alicia A. Torregrosa, Meghan T. Bell, JoAnn M. Holloway, Molly A. Blakowski, Joseph A. Hevesi, and Sharon L. Qi, the report outlines a strategy developed by the USGS to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46418) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "The Weatherization Assistance Program Formula" by energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and senior research librarian Lynn J. Cunningham. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy consumption by making their dwellings more energy efficie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5057, titled 'Sources of Water and Salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in West-Central New Mexico,' characterizing the lake's hydrology and salinity sources. The report was authored by Andrew J. Robertson, Jeff D. Pepin, Erin L. Gray, Jacob W. Collison, Jeb Brown, Andre Ritchie, and Grady Ball. The document was prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Recl  more