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Category: Congress & Federal Gov.

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury talks during a town hall meeting inside a packed commission chambers at the Sandoval County Administration Building Monday afternoon.
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Rep. Stansbury warns of healthcare cuts, praises state response at packed town hall

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Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks to conservation leaders Friday at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate his successful efforts to prevent the sale of public lands during recent reconciliation negotiations in Congress.
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Heinrich, Stansbury celebrate public lands protection efforts at Valle de Oro Refuge

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Senator Luján toured the new Christus Regional Cancer Center and convened a listening session with hospital leadership, doctors, and stakeholders to hear their concerns regarding cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Republicans’ Budget Betrayal.
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Sen. Luján tours New Mexico communities, criticizes GOP budget cuts

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján has secured more than $12 million in federal funding for New Mexico projects focused on health care, workforce training and education through a committee-approved spending bill for fiscal year 2026.
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Luján secures $12 million for New Mexico health, education projects

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Stansbury introduces bill to protect Social Security Administration from federal cuts

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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján convened a roundtable discussion Thursday with New Mexico public broadcasting leaders to address the devastating impact of federal funding cuts that will eliminate $5.8 million in annual support for stations across the state.
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Heinrich, Luján warn public broadcasting cuts could cost lives in New Mexico

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Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque
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Sen. Heinrich leads fight to halt federal job cuts threatening New Mexico’s $9 billion lab economy

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Kirtland Air Force Base
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New Mexico senators secure nearly $400 million for military bases, rural communities

Avatar photo by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 4, 2025August 4, 2025
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Heinrich bill targets New Mexico’s wildfire insurance crisis

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Sen. Ben Ray Luján led Senate Democratic leadership Wednesday in introducing the "Protecting Health Care And Lowering Costs Act" to overturn provisions in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that President Donald Trump signed July 4. (Lujan)
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Sen. Luján leads Democratic push to reverse health care cuts affecting 89,000 New Mexicans

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