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Committee Advances Legislation on Endangered Species, Public and Tribal Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026:
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Committee Advances Legislation on Endangered Species, Public and Tribal Lands
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported out eight bills, including legislation to remove the Mexican wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species and several bipartisan bills pertaining to America's waterways, tribal lands, a more PR
Department of Justice: 37 Mexican Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States From Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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37 Mexican Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
The United States announced today that yesterday evening it took into custody 37 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal criminal charges around the country, including charges relating to narcoterrorism, providing material support to a foreign terr more PR
Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Lower Grocery Costs for New Mexico Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Lower Grocery Costs for New Mexico Families
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the No Tariffs on Groceries Act, legislation to prevent President Trump from enacting tariffs that raise grocery costs for New Mexico families. The No Tariffs on Groceries Act will require congressional approval for any tariff levied on food or agricultural products. more PR
House Passes Heinrich, Kelly Legislation to Repeal Cash Grabs for Senators (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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House Passes Heinrich, Kelly Legislation to Repeal Cash Grabs for Senators
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) released the following statements applauding House passage of legislation that mirrors Senate legislation they authored to repeal the 'Arcti more PR
House Will Vote on Leger Fernandez-Championed Provision to Stop Outrageous Senate "Payola" Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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House Will Vote on Leger Fernandez-Championed Provision to Stop Outrageous Senate "Payola" Scheme
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee added Congresswoman Leger Fernandez's No Payola Act as an amendment to the appropriations bill.
The amendment would block the "payola" scheme that provides a payout to U.S. Senators whose phone records were rele more PR
In Los Alamos and Taos, Senator Lujan Discusses Health Care, Highlights Funding Secured for Workforce Development, and Meets With Local Officials (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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In Los Alamos and Taos, Senator Lujan Discusses Health Care, Highlights Funding Secured for Workforce Development, and Meets With Local Officials
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Los Alamos, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across Northern New Mexico to discuss Republican cuts to health care, highlight federal funding secured for local communities, and meet with local leaders.
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Lujan Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) announced student nominations from New Mexico to enter the United States Service Academies.
"New Mexico has a proud tradition of service across every branch of our military, and I'm honored to nominate some of our state's best and brightest to our United States Service more PR
Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.
In the more PR
Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Senator Lujan Delivers Remarks at the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast
Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
"Equal justice under the law, the sacred right to vote, and the power of ordinary people standing up more PR
Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week :
"Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power more PR
Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced the Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure (App ID) Act to help protect Americans online. This legislation would require operators of website more PR
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Lack of Reform and Accountability in DHS Appropriations Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Lack of Reform and Accountability in DHS Appropriations Bill
On January 21, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement ahead of his vote opposing the FY26 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. In July 2025, the Department of Homeland Security received a $150 billion " blank check " under the One Big Beautiful Bil more PR
Rep. Vasquez Introduces Bipartisan Waste Heat to Wattage Act to Lower Utility Bills for New Mexican Families and Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Vasquez Introduces Bipartisan Waste Heat to Wattage Act to Lower Utility Bills for New Mexican Families and Businesses
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 22, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced the Waste Heat to Wattage Act to lower utility costs for New Mexicans, especially in rural areas where energy costs are high and resources are limited.
"Utility bills have skyr more PR
Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Was Unchanged in January (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release:
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Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Was Unchanged in January
The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the January Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, the survey more PR
Warren, Colleagues Press FSOC to Launch Probe Into Financial Stability Risks of AI Debt Bubble (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026:
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Warren, Colleagues Press FSOC to Launch Probe into Financial Stability Risks of AI Debt Bubble
Lawmakers warn opaque and risky AI financing could fuel next financial crisis if regulators fail to act
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban more PR
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