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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 9 items )  
Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Welcome Acquisition of Dawson Elk Valley Ranch in Northeast N.M. (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Acquisition made possible with funds from the Inflation Reduction Act New Mexico Democrats passed into law Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) are welcoming this week's announcement that the U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program with $50 million of fede more PR

Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Welcome Acquisition of Dawson Elk Valley Ranch in Northeast N.M. (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Acquisition made possible with funds from the Inflation Reduction Act New Mexico Democrats passed into law Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) are welcoming this week's announcement that the U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program with $50 million of federal more PR

Heinrich, Mullin Legislation to Promote Tribal Buffalo Management Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) applauded the Senate passage of their bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act, legislation to create a buffalo program at the U.S. Department of the Interior and help promote and develop Tribal capacity to manage buffalo. The Indian Buffalo Management Act provides secure, consistent funding for Tribes and Tribal organizations that have  more PR

Lujan Applauds a $35 Cap Commitment on Future "Green" Inhalers by AstraZeneca (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP Committee), applauded AstraZeneca for its commitment to cap the cost of any future "green" inhalers at $35. In January, Lujan and members of the HELP Committee launched an investigation into the four major manufacturers of inhalers and their efforts to raise prices far higher in Am more PR

Lujan Introduces Legislation to Develop, Demonstrate, and Deploy Technologies to Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Lujan Bill Would Save Taxpayers Billions and Accelerate Waste Cleanup Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the success of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and S more PR

Lujan Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Avoid Default as Debt Ceiling Looms (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Debt Ceiling Will Be Reinstated On January 2; Default Could Lead To A Recession Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) in reintroducing the End the Threat of Default Act, legislation that would permanently remove the threat of a default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit restricting the amount that the United States Treasury can bo more PR

Lujan, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Organ Donations and Save Lives (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act to expand support for more living donors by allowing more donors compensation to cover wages, travel, child care and caregiver expenses associated with donation. Each day, 17 Americans die while waiting for an organ transplant, with many of these patients suffering from kidney failure and more PR

Lujan, Boozman Lead Push for Expanded Access to Radiology Services (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Introduce Legislation to Make Hospital Radiologist Assistant-Performed Medical Imaging Eligible for Medicare Reimbursement Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Boozman (R-AR) are leading an effort to improve Medicare beneficiaries' access to health care services and address the provider shortage that exists nationwide, which is particularly dire in rural America. The Medicare Access to Radiol more PR

N.M. Delegation Welcomes Biden Administration Announcement on Temporary Protection from Mining Threats for Upper Pecos Watershed (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: 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.) are welcoming today's announcement that the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have initiated a two-year segregation period to temporarily withdraw approximately 165,000 acres of public lands in the Upper Pecos w more PR