WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At Senate Commerce Hearing, Lujan Underscores Need for Transparency and Communication Following Airspace Closures in Texas and New Mexico * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, underscored the need for clear communication and answers following recent airspace closures in Texas and New Mexico during  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Colleagues in Urging Interior to Protect Arizona's Water Supplies * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Juan Ciscomani and a majority of Arizona's House delegation are urging the Department of the Interior to help secure the water the state needs to support its growing microchip manufacturing, aerospace and critical mineral industries. In a letter to Secretary Doug Burgum, Ciscomani a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Escobar, Vasquez, Heinrich, Lujan Demand Classified Briefing on Air Space Closure * Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security demanding a classified briefing on the closure of air space in and around E more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Statement on FEMA Announcement Regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office Leadership * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Speaks Directly with FAA Administrator, Calls for Classified Briefing Over Airspace Closure * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), issued the following statement after speaking with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford over airspace closures more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Weather Forecasting * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate National Labs Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to authorize a collaborative research partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Statement on FEMA Announcement Regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office Leadership * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop, Demonstrate, and Deploy Technologies to Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the su more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * NMED acts to hold DOE accountable for legacy waste Agency files enforcement at LANL, initiates WIPP permit modification * The New Mexico Environment Department issued several actions today to hold the U.S. Department of Energy accountable for failing to prioritize the cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory's "legacy waste" for disposal at the Waste Isolation more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * CRRUA to pay nearly $200k for drinking water violations Settlement is first of two cases holding utility accountable * The New Mexico Environment Department today announced a settlement with the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority of five violations committed by the utility since 2023. The settlement includes a penalty of $189,000, including a "bad faith" e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico's congressional delegates demand answers on El Paso airspace closure * New Mexico's congressional delegates are demanding answers after a sudden closure of airspace over El Paso and a nearby area of southeastern New Mexico disrupted flights early Wednesday morning amid a dispute between the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA announced late Tuesday it was clo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Introduces Solution to Protect New Mexicans from Crushing Medical Debt * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 12, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) re-introduced his Patient Debt Relief Act (link is external), a commonsense solution to help protect the one in 11 New Mexican adults (link is external) who are burdened by medical debt after a health emergency. Over 20 m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Votes to Protect American Citizens' Voting Rights from Government Overreach * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 11, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released this statement following his vote to protect American citizens' voting rights: "Let's be clear about what this is -an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters and prevent them from casting a ballot. It' more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Dems probe DOE using carbon capture funds to prop up coal * Top Senate Democrats are investigating the Department of Energy's plan to prop up aging coal plants with millions of dollars Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas. Senate Appropriations ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * The Energy Department Is Failing to Meet Oversight Requirements, Congress' Watchdog Says * The Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has lost the staff required to properly oversee about $27 billion in funded energy projects, according to a new assessment from the Government Accountability Office The failure to meet those congressionally-mandated requirements stems fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Quality Care in Nursing Homes After Trump Gutted Staffing Standards More Than 1.2 Million Americans and Their Families Rely on Nursing Homes for Lifeline Care as America Continues to Face an Understaffing Crisis Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Restore 24/7 On-site Nursing, Common  more PR