WASHINGTON, March 7 -- A coalition of 96 national and 181 state organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to revise its proposed Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule and include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees in the list of professional degree programs eligible for higher federal student loan limits. The letter asserts that recognizing these advanced nursing degrees is vital for enhancing educational pathways and fortifying the  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Meets with Veteran-Serving Providers, Discusses Impacts of Trump's Rate Cuts for Veterans' Essential Homecare Services * Albuquerque, N.M. -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with veteran-serving health care providers to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration's cuts to reimbursement rates for essential home health care services for veterans. The rate cuts come a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Spotlights Economic Growth at Central New Mexico Manufacturing and Innovation Expo * LOS LUNAS, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) spoke at the Central New Mexico Manufacturing and Innovation Expo, highlighting how his work to pass the Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, helped create the foundation for exponential economic grow  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting for a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces from engaging in hostilities against Iran unless authorized by Congress: "With no accountability and in defiance of the American people, President T  more