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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-01-10 ( 11 items )  
Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform This week, 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 on how the Trump administration's actions to cancel and stall energy projects are killin more PR

Lujan Statement on 5th Anniversary of January 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on 5th Anniversary of January 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the 5 th anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol: "Today marks five years since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, one of the darkest days in our nation's history. Having just been sworn in to the U.S. Senate, I  more PR

Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Military Attack on Venezuela (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Military Attack on Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's military action in Venezuela: "Maduro was an oppressive, authoritarian ruler who devastated Venezuela and destabilized the greater region. Further plunging the southern hemisphere into chaos with no clear pat more PR

Lujan Votes to Block Trump Administration From Plunging the U.S. Into Another Endless War (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes to Block Trump Administration From Plunging the U.S. Into Another Endless War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to advance a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress: "President Trump's actions in V more PR

Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum developmentkey to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ra more PR

Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days,U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) urged Apple and  more PR

NMiF talks 2026 Legislative session with House Speaker Javier Sanchez (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 10 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF talks 2026 Legislative session with House Speaker Javier Sanchez * This week, New Mexico in Focus checks in on newly enacted state and federal laws and spending. Nine new state laws rang in the new year, six of which focused on health care. New work requirements have been placed on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) the federal food assistance program that  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures $4.8 Million in Federal Funding for Better Public Safety and Infrastructure in New Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures $4.8 Million in Federal Funding for Better Public Safety and Infrastructure in New Mexico * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured over $4.8 million in federal funding for direct investments in public safety and water infrastructure in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. "You sent me to Congress to make your life  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Votes for Lower Health Care Costs for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Votes for Lower Health Care Costs for New Mexicans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted in support of a three-year extension for ACA enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) to protect New Mexicans from soaring health care costs. The bill now heads to the Senate. "I've heard directly from doctors, patients, and hospital leaders  more PR

Sandia's economic impact sets record for 17th consecutive year (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia's economic impact sets record for 17th consecutive year * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Sandia National Laboratories generated a record $5.2 billion in economic impact in 2025, marking the 17 th consecutive year Sandia has set a new high, according to its annual economic impact report released this week. The total represents a $40.5 million increase from 2024 an more PR

VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform * Heinrich: "Across New Mexico and the country, people are looking at their bills and asking how they are going to find the money to keep their lights on. "The answer is that Americans need more affordable energy, more electrons on the grid, not less, and they need it now." WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinr more PR