WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At Gila National Forest, Rep. Vasquez Highlights How Forest Service Cuts Put New Mexico's Public Lands and People at Risk * SILVER CITY, N.M. - On July 10, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led local conservationists, veterans, wildlife experts, and community members on a hike in the Gila National Forest to hear firsthand how recent U.S. Forest Service staffing cuts are impacting   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The coalition focuses on enhancing care for individuals with serious illness, emphasizing comprehensive, person-centered healthcare consistent with patients' goals and values. The coalition supports the establish  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Committee for Cultural Policy, Santa Fe, New Mexico, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State addressing the proposed extension of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Albania concerning import restrictions under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. The letter, co-authored with the Global Heritage Alliance, raises concerns about whether Albania meets the statutory criteria required for continuing these import   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Committee for Cultural Policy, Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with the Global Heritage Alliance, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State opposing the Government of Romania's request for a Memorandum of Understanding under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. The letter addresses the criteria required for imposing U.S. import restrictions on Romanian archaeological and ethnological materials and advises the Cultural Property Adv  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Committee for Cultural Policy, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Global Heritage Alliance have submitted a public comment letter opposing the renewal of the U.S.-Federal Republic of Nigeria Memorandum of Understanding that restricts the importation of Nigerian archaeological and ethnological material under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. The letter was addressed to the U.S. Department of State's Cultural Property Advisory Committee, which is tasked with  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Help Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Woman Become a First-Time Homeowner with $20K Grant * BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 10, 2026 -For years, Kiffany Gordon of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wanted to transition from renting to owning a home of her own. With rising rental costs, she knew homeownership would offe  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Cassidy, King Press DOJ on Status of Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act After Agency Misses Key Implementation Deadline * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter pressing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) failure to meet a deadline to implement key research provisions of the bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Peters, Schumer, Murray, Merkley, Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced leg  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $7  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Members of the N.M. Delegation Demand Answers from USPS Regarding Delay in Rebuilding the Chimayo Post Office * U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) wrote to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding that the United States Postal Service (USPS) provide answers and an update regarding the delay in the rebuildin  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers After Reports of DEA Declining to Seize Massive Fentanyl Shipments, Calls for Immediate Reforms to Stop Deadly Fentanyl from Reaching New Mexico Communities * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding an  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers After Reports of DEA Declining to Seize Massive Fentanyl Shipments, Calls for Immediate Reforms to Stop Deadly Fentanyl from Reaching New Mexico Communities * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answ  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Heinrich Resolution Recognizing Journeyman Lineworkers Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a bipartisan resolution he cosponsored designating July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day, passed the Senate. This resolution honors the men and women who dedic  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Tenth District Energy Activity Increased Moderately * July 10, 2026 CONTACT: Sarah Dickson The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the second quarter Energy Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Tenth District energy activity increased moderately, while expec  more