WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act, legislation to give combat veterans the option to enroll in their health care benefits program before officially transitioning out of active duty. The bill would create an opt-in program to allow transitioning servicemembers to access Veterans Affairs (VA) health care services their first day as a civilian. Currentl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,550,000 for Santa Fe County from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Commerce Department is awarding $1,300,000 to the North Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the U.S. Senate in dismissing the impeachment charges against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Today, I joined the Senate in dismissing the partisan charges against Secretary Mayorkas so the Senate can get back to the business of the American people. With so many crises around the world, Congress cannot waste time on a baseless impe more PR