WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Climate Threats Escalate, Rep. Leger Fernandez Leads Charge to Weather-Proof America's Energy Grid * WASHINGTON -- As wildfires rage, floods surge, and power grids strain under record-breaking heat, U.S. Representatives Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Casten (IL-06), Castor (FL-11), and Ross (NC-02) introduced the Weather-Safe Energy Act of 2025. This landmark bill will equip utilities with more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Comer Investigates Bloomberg Philanthropies for Partisan Activism with State Attorneys General House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating ties between the New York University School of Law's (NYU) State Energy & Environmental Impact Center (State Impact Center) and s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Unveils Policy Agenda to Demand a Better Future for Women; Defend Women and Families * Today, Thursday, July 17, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Better Future policy agenda, focused on economic security, affordable and eq more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Legislation to Protect Dreamers' Data, Prevent DHS from Referring Dreamers to ICE & CBP * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led the introduction of the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act, legislation to provide a statutory guarantee to current and prospective Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program applicants, also known as Dreamers, that the pri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 24 other Senators in pushing the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on Commitment to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, questioned Mr. William Kirkland during a nomination hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior. Speci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Trump Administration to Provide Update on Status of Congressionally Appropriated Funding for Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, called on United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Paul Dabbar to provide an update on the status of the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Ahead of 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test: "Tomorrow marks 80 years since the Trinity Test -- eight decades of pain, loss, and injustice for the victims still living with the fallout of nuclear testing and uranium mining. "For over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America's National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred mainte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: GOP Vote to Rip Away Public Broadcasting Funds Endangers Rural and Tribal Communities * 1500+ Local Public Radio and TV Stations At Risk of Losing Funding WATCH : Lujan Offers Motion to Recissions Package to Protect AMBER & Emergency Alerts WATCH : Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous GOP Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting WATCH : Lujan Joins Democratic Leadership Press Conference on Cuts P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Louisiana Energy Services (Urenco USA), a uranium enrichment facility, reported an "unanalyzed condition" on July 11, 2025. The incident (Event Number 57808) involved the temporary storage of uranium "1S" bottles on carts in the cylinder receipt and dispatch building (CRDB), a configuration not covered by existing safety analyses. The facility maintains a safe and stable configuration, and no accident occurred. "1S" bottles are typically stored in verified, safe-by-design more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Amador Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding its reinterpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The center's CEO emphasized that this reinterpretation poses a serious threat to patient care and community health. The letter highlights the reclassification of HHS-funded prog more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur Statement at the Full Committee Markup of the 2026 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee's markup of its fiscal year 2026 bill: Thank you very much, Chairman C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Opposes Republican Push for Nearly $8B in Cuts to Military Spending * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 18, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted against the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Department of Defense funding bill. The bill appropriates $831.5 billion for military activities, flat funding from FY25, while also directing the military to make $7.75 billion in across- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Votes Against Reckless Cuts to Rural TV and Radio Programs and Foreign Aid * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 18, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted against the $9 billion Republican rescissions package, rejecting cuts to critical public broadcasting programs and foreign aid. "The last thing we should be doing is shutting down public radio and television that ha more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia brings extended reality technology to Explora * An Explora visitor experiencing XR during the sixth annual Sandia XR conference in July of 2024. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Explora visitors can step into the world of augmented, virtual and mixed reality dur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz and Padilla Lead Coalition to Introduce Bill Promoting Space Research and Exploration * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and colleagues introduced the Space Exploration Research Act to promote aeronautical and space research, educate a 21 st century space workforce, and enhance U.S. commercial competitiveness in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Sens. Cruz and Padilla Lead Coalition to Introduce Bill Promoting Space Research and Exploration Bipartisan legislation will provide new job opportunities in the commercial space industry * Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Sen. more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 18 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * Tourism Department awards $3.8 million through cooperative marketing grant program * SANTA FE - The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 45 entities through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2026. NMTD will again be instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY26, meaning the financial commitment from NMTD is double wh more PR