Government

By New Mexico True Governor Susana Martinez was joined by company executives and local officials to break ground on the expansion of Vitality Works’ Albuquerque manufacturing facility. The expansion will create up to 80 new manufacturing jobs. Vitality Works will also invest more than $7 million in their facility. The …

By Tom Udall Press Office  U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) announced that his amendment to preserve key protections for children and farmworkers has cleared the Senate as part of a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the nation’s pesticide registration program under the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA). The Udall amendment preserves …

By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that counties across New Mexico will receive more than $42.6 million through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for Fiscal Year 2018. The total is a $4.1 million increase from the total payments the state …

Udall’s committee approves $43.766 billion funding bill with funding for labs, cleanup, water projects, tech transfer By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senator Tom Udall, senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the committee has advanced key legislation to provide strong funding for New Mexico’s national labs, cleanup …

By Tom Udall Press Office  U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump’s executive order on his administration’s family separation policy: “President Trump could end the appalling family separation crisis he created with a stroke of a pen – but this executive order doesn’t do that. …

By Christians United for Israel US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley formally announced the United States has withdrawn its participation and financial support from the “cesspool” Human Rights Council. In her statement, Ambassador Haley said, “For too long, the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human rights …

Fights for provisions to benefit service members & veterans exposed to open-air burn pits, troops & military families, safety at national labs By Tom Udall Press Office  U.S. Senator Tom Udalljoined the full Senate in voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a major bill to benefit New …

By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senator Tom Udall, senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the committee has advanced his bipartisan amendment to help ensure Amtrak’s Southwest Chief can continue to access federal funding for critical repair work. The Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, and …

Degrees Not Debt Act would increase value of Pell Grants, improve accountability for higher education funding By Martin Heinrich Press Office U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Degrees Not Debt Act to ensure higher education is accessible and affordable to all New Mexicans. The legislation is part of Senator Heinrich’s …

By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senator Tom Udall, senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the committee has advanced legislation providing strong funding for military construction projects in New Mexico and for veterans’ care across the state. In total, Udall secured more than $125 million in funding for …