WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Heinrich, LaMalfa, Torres Reintroduce the Native American Seeds Act * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), along with U.S. Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-California) and Norma Torres (D-California), reintroduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would assist tribal governments working to protect s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Colleagues Urge FDA Action on Preterm Infant Formula Fortifiers * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding action from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on preterm infant formula. Heinrich's demand comes in the wake of over 1,000 lawsuits against preterm inf  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Are Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts in New Mexico, the U.S. * According to an independent analysis of publicly available data, the Forest Service is approximately 38 percent behind on hazardous fuels reduction work compared to recent years WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Trump Administration Stop Stalling PFAS Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities in New Mexico * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 26 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth reverse DoD's decision to delay the cleanup of per-and polyfluoroal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Push for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on New Mexico Public Lands * Heinrich and Lujan's push comes amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention to keep New Mexico communities safe WASHINGTON - Amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention including slo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Bipartisan Members Demand DOJ Briefing on Release of the Epstein Files * Senate and House sponsors of Epstein Files Transparency Act - recently signed into law - lead the charge to ensure law is fully implemented Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), who introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act that was signed into law, joined a bipartisan group of lawmaker  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor Stressing Need to Protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Blasts Trump Administration For Relentless, Ongoing Attacks on Public Lands * WASHINGTON Yesterday, 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 stressing the need to p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that strengthens and expands the federal government's ability to sanction individuals and entities involved in fentanyl traffickin  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Secures Critical Funding to Lower Utility & Heating Bills for New Mexicans This Winter * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced that th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lujan Leads Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Hearing on Defending America's Communications Networks * 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, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled "Signal Under Siege: Defending America's Communications Networks." Wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Leads Bipartisan Push to Bolster DOD Counter-Drone Authorities, Protect WSMR, and Boost National Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 5, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a bipartisan push to boost national security, co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill to combat the risks posed by unidentified drones. The bill, the Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neut  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Secures Critical Funding to Lower Utility & Heating Bills for New Mexicans This Winter * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that the administration had officially released overdue funding for the Low-Income Home   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits * WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the deadlines to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought. The disaster declara  more