Rarely has a cabinet secretary done so little with such vast resources.
On the CBS show Face the Nation, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg had to defend the Biden administration’s woeful record of building new electric-vehicle charging stations that are key to unlocking its hoped-for EV nirvana.
Host Margaret...
Heinrich reacts after Republicans block legislation protecting women’s right to contraception
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M, released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation he co sponsored to codify the right to contraception in federal law:
“Once again, Senate Republicans have blocked legislation to protect women’s right to contraception under federal law. Shame on them,” he said.
He went on to say that he would keep fighting for women’s rights.
“While Republicans are bent on stripping women of their reproductive freedoms, I will keep fighting to protect the right of every New Mexican to make their own decisions for themselves and their families,” he said. “This isn’t...
“Once again, Senate Republicans have blocked legislation to protect women’s right to contraception under federal law. Shame on them,” he said.
He went on to say that he would keep fighting for women’s rights.
“While Republicans are bent on stripping women of their reproductive freedoms, I will keep fighting to protect the right of every New Mexican to make their own decisions for themselves and their families,” he said. “This isn’t...
Leger Fernández introduces bill to help New Mexico homebuyers
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández and nine of her House colleagues introduced the Home of Your Own Act on June 12. The bill creates national one-time, $30,000 homeownership grants to help New Mexicans and Americans across the country become first-time homeowners.The bill comes in the wake of the first successful home purchase for a constituent of NM-03 made possible by $750,000 in Community Project Funds Leger Fernández secured for a pilot program administered by Homewise. The home purchase, which closed in Santa Fe on June 5, is testament to the fact that this program is already working for New Mexicans. The same pilot project funds are projected to help 25 families in NM-03...
‘Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson’
Heinrich reacts after House Republicans let RECA expireU.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., released the following statement after Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans let the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expire on June 7.
“Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans for letting RECA expire,” Heinrich said. “The Tularosa Basin downwinders and uranium miners have experienced the real-life costs of radiation exposure for generations. They need RECA expanded now— not a lecture on the ‘costs’ of expansion from heartless House Republicans.”
Heinrich vowed to keep fighting for RECA.
This isn’t over,” he said. “I will continue to fight to pass a...
Salome’s Stars
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Home conditions still demand attention. Also, keep an open mind about a sudden question of trust involving a close friend. All the facts are not yet in.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Travel begins to dominate your sign as spring gives way to summer. Make plans carefully to avoid potential problems during the first half of June.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A romantic Libra sets a challenge that your “sensible” side might question, but your idealistic self finds the prospect too intriguing to resist. The choice is yours.
CANCER: (June 21 to July 22) Those tense times in your personal life are just about over. Concentrate on reaffirming relationships. Your...
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Travel begins to dominate your sign as spring gives way to summer. Make plans carefully to avoid potential problems during the first half of June.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A romantic Libra sets a challenge that your “sensible” side might question, but your idealistic self finds the prospect too intriguing to resist. The choice is yours.
CANCER: (June 21 to July 22) Those tense times in your personal life are just about over. Concentrate on reaffirming relationships. Your...
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