WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers * Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich on Republican Legislation that Threatens Public Lands, Erases Americans' Voices, Sows Chaos: "I have to think that Teddy Roosevelt is rolling over in his grave" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, blasting Republicans for pushing forward Congressiona  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Heinrich on Republican Legislation that Threatens Public Lands, Erases Americans' Voices, Sows Chaos: "I have to think that Teddy Roosevelt is rolling over in his grave" U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is bypassing a variety of laws and regulations to ensure the swift building of barriers and roads along a segment of the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico. This determination centers on a specific area within the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, running between Border Monument 49 and Border Monument 1. The agency identifies this stretch as an area of high illegal entry and declares an immediate need to construct additional   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez Introduces Resolution to Recognize Latina Equal Pay Day * Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy.  "We need the world to know that Latinas get paid 54 cents to the dollar   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown * There Were ZERO Government Shutdowns During the Previous Administration, Senate Democratic Majority Trump on 9/30/25 : "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like. We can do things medically and other way  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday : "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families * "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would terminat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago" *  U.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group Of 18 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Protect Federal Workers And Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind On Paying Bills During Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today led a group of 18 senators in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and thei  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Fights to Save Affordable Health Care for New Mexicans with Bipartisan Solution * Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, reaching across the aisle to find a bipartisan end to the government shutdown and furthering a federal solution to protect over 50,000 New Mexicans from devastating health insurance cost increases.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Urge Republican Colleagues to End Affordability Crisis Facing Working Families in New Mexico, Across the Country * WASHINGTON - Tonight, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, blasting President Trump for waging a war on American-made energy -  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans * Watch Senator Lujan's full interview HERE. Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing to discuss the current state of President Trump's shutdown and the urgent need for Congressional Republicans to reopen the government and protect Americans'health care. On day eight of the Trump   more