WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Joins Texas Democratic Delegation To Demand Answers About Resurgence of New World Screwworm * After sounding the alarm for nearly two years, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) took additional steps last week alongside Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and the Texas Democratic Delegation in demanding answers from United States Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollin  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration re  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' abi  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Vasquez Visits Belen to Highlight $1 Million Investment to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment System * BELEN, N.M. - On June 18, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited Belen's wastewater treatment facility to highlight the over $1 million he brought home to the city to make much-needed repairs. The funding, which was secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * James Beard Foundation Celebrates Senator Lujan as 2026 Impact Award Honoree for National Leadership on Nutrition Programs * Recognizing visionary changemakers leading the way toward a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system-Senator Ben Ray Lujan, CHIRLA, Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, ReFED, and Southern Smoke Foundation (c) Photographer for James Beard Foundation, Max Flatow   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Improve Groundwater Research Along the U.S.-Mexico Border * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act (TAAP), a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize and expand the federal program supporting binational research on groundwater security, quantity, and quality in U.S.-Mexico border communities.  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Overturn Trump ACA Rule that Will Jack Up Costs, Terminate Care for Millions * Democrats will force a vote to stop Trump's rule that will kick up to 2 million Americans off their marketplace coverage Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Juneteenth * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Juneteenth: "As our nation commemorates the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we must remember that the promise of freedom was not extended to all Americans in 1776. "More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Klobuchar, Slotkin, Colleagues Urge USDA to Address New World Screwworm Outbreak U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) led 17 of their colleagues in calli  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Kim Reintroduce Bill to Provide Free Summer Camp for All Kids U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday reintroduced the Summer for All Act to expand access to high-quality summer enrichment opportunities. By creating two new federal grant programs, the bill would provide  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 23 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release: * * * NMED reviews abatement plan for Albuquerque dry cleaner The New Mexico Environment Department is reviewing a plan to investigate indoor air, subsurface soil and vapor contamination at the ABQ Cleaners Laundry facility in Albuquerque. The department's Ground Water Quality Bureau received a Stage 1 Abatement Plan from Fetherolf, LLC, West Mesa Real Estate Holdings, LLC, and Daniel  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: * * * Office of Advocacy Appoints Justin Crossie as Region 6 Advocate The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to announce Justin Crossie has been named Region 6 Advocate. Prior to joining the Advocacy, Crossie was the SBA South Central Regional Administrator serving Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Crossie is  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, with 12 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Secretary Rollins, As Members of Congress representing Texas, we write to request a briefing regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) plan to  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Harvard University: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 Dr. Alan M. Garber President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Dear Dr. Garber: As you surely know, Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly cultivated and exploited his close connections to Harvard and various faculty networks both to lure victims into his vast  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Stansbury, Schweikert, Grijalva, Stanton, and Leger Fernandez send Bipartisan Letter to Secretaries Rollins, Kennedy on Screwworm Outbreak * U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary R  more