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Heinrich-led Public Lands Conservation Bills Advance Out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

By Enchantment State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is announcing the approval of three landmark New Mexico public lands conservation bills. Each of the bills now head to the Senate Floor for full consideration.

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Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Help Schools Re-envision, Build Outdoor Learning Spaces

By Enchantment State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Living Schoolyards Act to support schools as they re-envision their outdoor spaces to create more hands-on learning opportunities, strengthen local ecological systems, and give every child a place to learn and play outside.

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Luján, Heinrich, and Leger Fernández Urge Fema to Publish Final Regulations for Hermit’s Peak/calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.

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Heinrich, Capito Celebrate Committee Passage of Bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), celebrated the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land.

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Heinrich Cosponsors Fend Off Fentanyl Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation that targets the fentanyl crisis by wielding our country’s economic tools against transnational criminal organizations.

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Luján, Heinrich Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.

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NM Leaders Decry Federal License for Nuclear Storage Facility

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

A new state law may be put to the test, as Holtec International considers next steps

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Heinrich Joins Bicameral Letter Urging Atf to Fully Implement Federal Rules to Help Close Gun Seller Background Check Loophole

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bicameral letter, led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-Ga.-07) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), of over nearly 90 Congressional colleagues urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to implement federal rules that clarify who is classified as a gun seller.

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Luján Introduces Legislation to Increase Hatch Act Enforcement, Transparency, and Accountability

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

On May 16, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act, legislation that increases fairness and impartiality of the Hatch Act by informing Congress of potential violations.

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Heinrich, Luján Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.

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Governor Lujan Grisham issues statement on Farmington shootings

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued a statement following shootings in Farmington that left at least three people dead and multiple injured, including two law enforcement officers who are being treated at an area hospital.

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N.M. Delegation Statement on Mass Shooting in Farmington

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Farmington, N.M.:

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N.M. Delegation Statement on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Holtec

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of Holtec International’s application to site, construct, and operate storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico.

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Governor Lujan Grisham signs executive order sending emergency funds to Grant County for flooding damage

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed an executive order sending additional emergency funds to the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to address damage caused by flooding in Grant County beginning in August 2022.

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Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Welcome Over $18 Million for Wildfire Recovery

By Enchantment State News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced over $18 million in federal funding for to help recovery efforts for New Mexicans impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

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Luján Chairs Broadband Subcommittee Hearing Focused on The State of Universal Service

By Enchantment State News Report | May 15, 2023

On May 11, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, convened a Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service” (USF) to examine the need for connectivity in rural and insular areas, low-income households, health care providers, and for access to broadband in our nation’s schools and libraries.

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Governor Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Torrez issue joint statement on Holtec license decision

By Enchantment State News Report | May 15, 2023

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a joint statement following the decision by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to grant a license to Holtec International for an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.

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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit

By Enchantment State News Report | May 15, 2023

Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for “free” tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May of 2022.

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Heinrich, Tillis Announce Growing Bipartisan Support for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 14, 2023

On May 9, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced that ten senators—four Democrats, five Republicans, and one Independent—have joined them as cosponsors of their bipartisan legislation, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).

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Luján, Thune Announce Bipartisan Working Group on the Universal Service Fund and Broadband Access

By Enchantment State News Report | May 14, 2023

Ahead of the Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service,” U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today announced a bipartisan Senate working group to evaluate and propose potential reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF).