WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Deadly Flooding, Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous Republican Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting * In Every Corner of New Mexico, New Mexicans Rely on Public Broadcasting to Stay Safe During Natural Disasters and Connect with Trusted News WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump Administration Nominee on Maintaining a Robust Energy Grid That Keeps Utility Costs Low for Families, Oil Spills in New Mexico During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of the Interior (DOI) nominees, U.S. Senator Mart more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump Administration Nominee on Maintaining a Robust Energy Grid That Keeps Utility Costs Low for Families, Oil Spills in New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of the Interior (DOI) nominees, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump DOE and DOI Nominees to Lower Energy Costs, Keep Americans Safe, and Maintain America's Competitive Edge In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled several pending Trump Administration nominees on the Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump DOE and DOI Nominees to Lower Energy Costs, Keep Americans Safe, and Maintain America's Competitive Edge * WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled several pending Trump Administration nominees on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget request and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Questions President Trump's NOAA Administrator Nominee on Putting Facts and Science First * Dr. Neil Jacobs was involved in the 2019 "Sharpiegate," when President Trump altered a hurricane map to falsely show Hurricane Dorian hitting Alabama, contradicting official forecasts Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Crapo Take Bipartisan Action to Secure Clear Guidance for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) urged the Trump administration to swiftly provide detailed guidance for claimants to access the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program following its expansion and exten more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch Lead Colleagues in Calling Out Trump Administration's Hypocrisy Over Accepting Qatari Plane Amid National Security Probe Into Foreign Aircraft Imports * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate colleagues, including Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Emergency Declaration for Ruidoso Flooding, Maintains Push for Major Disaster Declaration * RUIDOSO, N.M. - 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.) released the following joint statement, welcoming President Donald Trump's granting of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $4.3 Million to Improve New Mexico's Airports * WASHINGTON -- 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.) are welcoming $4,384,758 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at the Albuquerque International Sunport more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $4.3 Million to Improve New Mexico's Airports * WASHINGTON -- 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.) are welcoming $4,384,758 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at the Albuquerque International Sunport,  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 11 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * NASA Exploration Science Forum lands at UNM July 22-24 By Kim Delker On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon, and in the last five decades since that historic event, research and exploration into all things lunar have not waned. Focusing on space- and moon-related research, the NASA Exploration Science Forum hosted at more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, along with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), addressing the implementation of Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The letter emphasizes the importance of Conservation Benefit Agreements (CBAs) and Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) in balancing environmental preservation with e more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez and New Mexico Delegation Help Unlock Federal Funds to Support Ongoing Ruidoso Flood Response * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 10, 2025, President Trump granted a Direct Federal Assistance emergency declaration for Ruidoso, providing critical federal resources to help the community recover and rebuild after major flooding on Tuesday. This federal emergency declaration comes after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 15 committee hearings on July 9, 2025: * * * TYPE 1 DIABETES Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a future without Type 1 Diabetes, focusing on accelerating breakthroughs and creating hope, after receiving testimony from Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Ruby Whitmore, Old Town, M more ST