WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Pay Military Personnel and All Federal Employees During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), to introduce the Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, which would provide a one-time appropriation to pay service members, federal employ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- 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. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown * Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' legislation to pay all federal workers during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statements after Senate Republicans blocked Demo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown * Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' legislation to pay all federal workers during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statements after Senate Republicans blocked Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- 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. 24 -- 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. 24 -- 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 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands USDA Issue Funds to Protect New Mexican Families' November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 24, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a call demanding that Department of Agriculture Secretary Rollins use available contingency funds to ensure hardworking New Mexicans receive their November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (link is ext  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Visits NMSU to Promote Local Economic Growth Through Small Business, STEM * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 24, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited his alma mater, New Mexico State University, to focus on growing New Mexico's local economy by bolstering pathways for young New Mexicans to start small businesses and pursue careers in STEM. The campus visit started  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Incident: Border Patrol Agents unable to save an illegal alien in medical distress * This notification is being issued to the public pursuant to the CBP policy regarding Notification and Review Procedures for Certain Deaths and Deaths in Custody and the Department of Homeland Security FY 2021 Appropriation (H. Rept. 116-458) reporting requirements   more