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August 17, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C.– On Friday, U.S. Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Deb Haaland (NM-01), and Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) and Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich raised serious concerns with the Directors of the U.S Marshals Service, U.S.

August 15, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee Deb Haaland (NM-01) released the following statement after President Trump withdrew William Perry Pendley’s nomination to be BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Director:

August 13, 2020 Press Release

Washington, DCToday, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Brenda L.

August 13, 2020 Press Release

Albuquerque, N.M. – Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s (NM-01) week in the District is full of virtual events focused on building prosperity for New Mexico families and economy and the COVID-19 Response.

August 12, 2020 Press Release

Albuquerque, NM – Today, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) hosted a roundtable on Agriculture and Food Security to provide an informed outlook on the local farming and ranching needs of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District and how those interact with feeding the hungry.

August 12, 2020 Press Release

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At 4:30 p.m. MT/ 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 13, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S.

August 12, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — TOMORROW, Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S.

August 11, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S.

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April 9, 2020 In The News

Reports are emerging of people held in crowded ICE detention facilities around the country testing positive for the coronavirus. In New Mexico, a man who'd left the Otero County Processing Center told KVIA-TV this week that a young boy inside had contracted COVID-19, a report that was later confirmed by ICE officials.

April 9, 2020 In The News

Episode 39 is focused on migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in our communities, and on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers, which are often overcrowded around the United States and are criticized for bad medical care. ICE announced it will review cases one-by-one and release vulnerable people.

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April 8, 2020 In The News

Eleven members of the US Congress have issued a statement responding to reports that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz has agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition negotiation demand that the government move forward with West Bank annexation plans in the coming months.

April 6, 2020 In The News

On Dec. 29, 1890, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry opened fire on hundreds of Native Americans in one of most shameful and bloody acts of violence against indigenous people in American history.

April 6, 2020 In The News

Last Wednesday, Kaitlin Bennett, a far-right social media darling who’s made her name trolling progressive college students, released a Twitter video suggesting Native Americans would each get $3,000 from the coronavirus relief bill, compared to the $1,200-maximum checks most Americans will receive.

April 3, 2020 In The News

U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Deb Haaland (NM-01) and other colleagues today introduced a bill to require school food authorities and local educational agencies to stop collecting unpaid meal fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Suspend School Meal Debt Act would provide much-needed relief for families across the nation.

April 2, 2020 In The News

A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. senators and 12 representatives has asked President Donald Trump to ensure that agencies will uphold federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Native American tribes when implementing provisions of the newly enacted COVID-19 spending package.

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April 2, 2020 In The News

A bipartisan coalition of 35 lawmakers and a handful of defense advocacy groups are calling on the Defense Department to do more for military families financially strapped by the Pentagon’s stop move order, according to a letter first obtained by Federal News Network.

April 1, 2020 In The News

Opponents of a proposed nuclear waste storage facility near Carlsbad and Hobbs sought to delay the facility’s federal licensing process, arguing the COVID-19 outbreak would make public hearings on the matter unsafe.

March 31, 2020 In The News

The U.S. Department of Defense must deploy a 248-bed combat support hospital to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight a “surge” of COVID-19 patients in the state, a delegation of lawmakers told the DOD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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