Monday - July 13, 2026

*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs

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After Republicans Gave ICE, CBP $70 Billion in New Funding Bill, Agencies Continue to Sit on $95 Billion from Previous Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After Republicans Gave ICE, CBP $70 Billion in New Funding Bill, Agencies Continue to Sit on $95 Billion from Previous Funding Bill As of the End of May, ICE and CBP Still Have $95 Billion in Unobligated Funding - After President Trump signed into law a Republican funding bill that gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion in new f  more
CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe et al., which allows the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) f  more
CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe et al., which allows the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) f  more
In Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Schultz, Heinrich Demands Fair, Equitable Access to Public Lands Permits on Recreation.gov Website
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Schultz, Heinrich Demands Fair, Equitable Access to Public Lands Permits on Recreation.gov Website Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Schultz demanding that the agency take action to address issues on the Recreation.gov  more
In Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Schultz, Heinrich Demands Fair, Equitable Access to Public Lands Permits on Recreation.gov Website
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * In Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Schultz, Heinrich Demands Fair, Equitable Access to Public Lands Permits on Recreation.gov Website Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief  more
Lujan Joins Blunt Rochester, Wyden, Schumer in Introducing Legislation to Cap Medicare Costs for Seniors
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Blunt Rochester, Wyden, Schumer in Introducing Legislation to Cap Medicare Costs for Seniors * The Medicare Cost Cap Act Will Create a $5,000 Ceiling on Out-of-Pocket Costs for People with Traditional Medicare and Protect Low-Income Seniors Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), S  more
Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturning Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs decision: "Today marks four years since the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, u  more
Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturning Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs decision: "Today marks four years since the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, u  more
Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Discussion Draft
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Discussion Draft * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, alongside Agriculture Committee Democrats released the following joint statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill discussion draft. "Senate Agriculture Committee Demo  more
Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Discussion Draft
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Discussion Draft * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, alongside Agriculture Committee Democrats released the following joint statement on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill discussion draft. "Senate Agriculture Committee Demo  more
Lujan, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Restore USDA Food Security Supplemental Survey
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Restore USDA Food Security Supplemental Survey U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Food Assurance and Security Act to reinstate the Food Security Supplemental Survey and resume publication of annual household  more
Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left  more
Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left  more
Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers * Supports America's Specialty Crop Growers Who Produce Trademark Crops from Pecans to Chile Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-  more
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls on Administration to Focus on Lowering Costs for Americans Instead of Spending Taxpayer Funds on Israeli War in Lebanon
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls on Administration to Focus on Lowering Costs for Americans Instead of Spending Taxpayer Funds on Israeli War in Lebanon On June 29, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Administration to bring the conflict in southern Lebanon to an end and to stop spending taxpayer dollars on foreign wars that don't put  more
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Pushes New Mexico to Strengthen SNAP Accountability, Protect Families and Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Pushes New Mexico to Strengthen SNAP Accountability, Protect Families and Taxpayers On June 26, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to the New Mexico Health Care Authority urging the agency to quickly implement recommendations from the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) to improve the state's administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro  more
Schiff Joins Kelly, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Forests
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff Joins Kelly, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Forests U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing bipartisan legislation, the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody bi  more
Schweikert Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Federal Response to New World Screwworm Outbreak
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: * * * Schweikert Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Federal Response to New World Screwworm Outbreak U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., co-led a bipartisan letter with U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging a fully resourced, coordinated federal response to confirmed New World screwworm cases  more
Setting standards
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Setting standards * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Three words piqued systems engineer Judi See's interest during a presentation at Sandia National Laboratories late one afternoon: human readiness levels. "My ears immediately perked up. The speaker didn't really say anything more about it," See said, referring to a 2015 presentation by the National Defense Industrial   more