AIKEN, South Carolina, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * Flammable Gas Analysis in TRU Waste Management The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Solid Waste and Deactivation Management team recently achieved a significant milestone by completing a campaign of flammable gas analysis on several legacy, high dose rate transuranic (TRU) waste containers. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Fetterman, and King in Urging USDA Secretary to Reverse Course on Efforts to Slow-Walk Clean Energy Development * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Heinrich Leads Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Fetterman, and King in Urging USDA Secretary to Reverse Course on Efforts to Slow-Walk Clean Energy Development Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Construction Worker Mental Health * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers. The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act would authorize a national study through t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against Trump's Personal Attorney to Serve as AG * Blanche Recently Caught on Tape Saying He Will Restrict Reproductive Rights Nationwide Lujan Introduced Epstein Files Transparency Act II and No Trump Immunity Act Ahead of Blanche's Confirmation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Introduce Legislation to Protect Chama Watershed from Uranium Mining * Coalition of Local Leaders, Advocates, and Lawmakers Back Lujan Push to Protect the Chama Watershed and Surrounding Communities in Northern New Mexico Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kaine Lead Legislation to Expand Access to Home and Community-Based Care for Older Adults and People with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Act, legislation to ensure older adults and people with disabilities have a real choice between receiving long-term care at home   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murray, Advocates Sound the Alarm on Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Vow to Save Head Start * Earlier This Week, Lujan Introduced Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE, DOWNLOAD HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate, jo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Farm Bill Fails to Meet the Needs of New Mexico Families and Farmers * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after voting against advancing the Republican Farm Bill in committee: "The Farm Bill must meet the needs of families and farmers in New Mexico and a  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 11 -- The New Mexico Health Care Authority issued the following news: * * * New Mexico's Child Support program delivered $119 million to families Program served 62,600 children in fiscal year 2026 - New Mexico's Child Support Services program collected and distributed nearly $119 million to families during the 2026 fiscal year to help pay for groceries, school supplies, and other basic needs for more than 62,600 children statewide. During Child Support Awarenes  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Helps Introduce Bill to Ban Scam Advertisements on Social Media * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) co-sponsored the bipartisan, commonsense SCAM Act, a bill that would require social media companies to take action to prevent fraudulent and deceptive ads on their platforms. The bill would also strengthen accountability for those who perpetrate scams, givi  more