WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Federal Contract Workers During Trump's Shutdown * The bill will ensure federal contract workers, including low-wage food service, security, and custodial staff, are fairly compensated for the wages and benefits lost during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Federal Contract Workers During Trump's Shutdown * The bill will ensure federal contract workers, including low-wage food service, security, and custodial staff, are fairly compensated for the wages and benefits lost during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Streamline Land Port of Entry Permits * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the Senate passage of his InternationalBridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation, passed in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), will expedite the presidential permitting process for all international bridges  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan on President Trump's Economy: Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, Broken Promises * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) highlighted how the Trump administration's policies have increased costs for the American people and weakened the economy, directly contradicting President Trump's campaign promise to lower costs on day one. "President Trump promised to end inflation and make A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "This year's NDAA reflects a bipartisan commitment to ensuring our Armed Forces, national security, and broader national defense remain strong and ready to meet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people President Trump: "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  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: New CBO Data Shows Republicans' Budget Betrayal Handed Big Drug Companies a $8.8 Billion Victory While American Seniors Left to Pay the Price * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the release of a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that Medicare will lose $8.8 billion in savings over the next d  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Sievert joined the faculty in New Mexico State University's Department of Physics in 2020. He is an associate professor specializing in both experimental and theoretical high-energy nuclear physics. Prior to joining NMSU, Sievert was a postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed previous postd  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 21 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM anthropology professor's dilemma of portraying fact versus fiction By Megan Borders Emily L. Jones is a seeker of truth and a discoverer of human evolution. By day, she is a professor of anthropology at The University of New Mexico and director of UNM's Zooarchaeology Lab. In her free time, she writes and publishes novels. Most recently, she published her first young adult novel, Nahia. As   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 21 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM educational psychologist awarded early career grant By Bridgette Wagner Jones As a middle school student, Shengjie Lin vividly remembers the frustration of failing a math exam. Discouraged, he wondered if math simply "wasn't his thing." His parents, however, responded with encouragement rather than criticism. They urged him to try new strategies, reminding him that ability grows with effort   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water infrastructure projects with the Army Corps of Engineers in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, O  more