WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * SRS Analysis Ensures Safe Transport of Transuranic Waste Drums to WIPP AIKEN, S.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) will resume shipping remote-handled transuranic waste drums from the Savannah River Site (SRS) to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for permanent disposal after a flammable gas analysis confirmed th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Murray Lead 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Bill to Ban DOJ Immunity for Presidents * Lujan Legislation to Protect DOJ Independence Comes as Trump's Personal Defense Attorney Todd Blanche is Considered to be Next Attorney General Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the No Trump Immunity Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from granting immunity to the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Heinrich, Murray in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted * The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politics Lujan, Heinrich, Murray, colleagues: "It is an attack on the  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Committee Passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee advanced the bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act: "The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act - a commonsense legislative package and product o  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Expand Health Care for Veterans in Otero and Eddy Counties * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act of 2026, legislation to improve access to health care services for veterans living in Otero and Eddy Counties. The legislation directs the Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Americans Facing IRS Challenges * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, introduced the Strengthening Taxpayer Advocacy Act, legislation to empower the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to better serve Americans navigating challenges with the Internal  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lujan Leads Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence in Communications Networks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled "Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Tran  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Announces $3.4 Million in Public Safety Investments for New Mexico Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) recently announced over $3.4 million in federal funding for the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to combat gun violence, drug trafficking, substance abuse, and other violent crimes to improve public safety across New Mexico. S  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Helps Secure $2.9 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades and Economic Growth in Luna County * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 31, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that he helped secure $2.9 million in new federal funding for Luna County to make critical infrastructure upgrades for Columbus and Deming and grow its economy. A 2017 Luna County planning study found t  more