DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $1.75 Million Grant Fuels Affordable Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors in Brownsville, Texas * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, October 23, 2025The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Texas Regional Bank and the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB) joined community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Buena Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Secretary Wright Acts to Unleash American Industry and Innovation with Newly Proposed Rules U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today to initiate rulemaking procedures with a proposed rule to rapidly accelerate the interconnection of large loads, including data centers, positioning the United States to lead in AI innovation a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Final Human Smuggler Extradited from Guatemala for 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico * A 41-year-old Guatemalan national is set to make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges stemming from a crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens - many of them Guatemalan - that killed more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- 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. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Urge Trump's USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits Amid Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- 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. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Amendments to Strengthen Public Safety During Extreme Weather Events, Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Through Commerce Committee Markup * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, secured the successful passage of two amendments through the Senate Commerce Committee as part of the PIPELINE Safe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Urge Trump's USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits Amid Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Urges Colleagues to Pass Bill to Pay Military Personnel and All Federal Employees During Government Shutdown Peters Spoke on Senate Floor About Preventing Military and other Federal Employees from Missing Paychecks * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged his Senate colleagues to pass legislation he introduced  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Carson, Leger Fernandez Introduces Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act to Protect Early Learning Programs Amid Trump Shutdown * As the Trump shutdown continues to threaten childcare and early education across the nation, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Reps. Andre Carson (IN-07) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act, a bill to permane  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * STANSBURY, LEGER FERNANDEZ, SWALWELL, AND TITUS SLAM DANGEROUS TRUMP ADMIN FURLOUGHS OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE * U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), and Dina Titus (NV-01) today led 23 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and National Nuclear Security Administration (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Pay All Federal Employees, Servicemembers, & Contractors During Shutdown * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led over 20 Senators in introducing legislation to pay all federal employees - both those excepted and furloughed - as well as our servicemembers and federal contractors during the current Republican-led shutdown. The Senators' l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Pay All Federal Employees, Servicemembers, & Contractors During Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined over 20 Senators in introducing the True Shutdown Fairness Act, legislation to pay all federal employees - both those excepted and furloughed - as well as our servicemembers and federal contractors during the current Republican-led  more