{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where state = \"NM\" and year = 2013 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/in-the-news/las-cruces-sun-news-op-ed-tom-udall-and-martin-heinrich-monument-will-preserve-lands-for-future-generations", "Las Cruces Sun-News: OP-ED: Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich: Monument will preserve lands for future generations", "2013-12-29", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Las Cruces Sun-News: OP-ED: Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich: Monument will preserve lands for future generations\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                    By:\u00a0\r\n                    Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich\r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            Sunday, December 29, 2013\r\n            \n\t\n\r\n            \r\n            The Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans who visit Do\u00f1a Ana County to hunt, picnic, hike, and explore. This month, we were proud to introduce legislation to ensure that future generations of New Mexicans can continue those traditions, while boosting tourism and recreation opportunities.\r\nOur Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, putting a star on recreation maps around the world, highlighting the area's unique culture and history, and drawing tourists and outdoor enthusiasts. The most recent study estimates that a national monument designation would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity every year.\r\nThere's a reason a recent survey found that 83 percent of people in Do\u00f1a Ana County support the creation of a monument. The biologically and culturally rich terrain stretches from the granite peaks of the Organ Mountains, to the cinder cones, lava flows, and increasingly rare grasslands of the Potrillo Mountains, and from the caves, limestone cliffs, and winding canyons of the Robledos to the Uvas Mountains and the secluded Broad Canyon.\r\nThese landscapes define southern New Mexico. The protected habitat for deer, quail and javelina guarantees some of the best hunting in the state. The canyons are home to species of birds, cacti, daisies, grasshoppers and other plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world. And the region has been important throughout history -- Billy the Kid and Geronimo hid in these hills, and World War II soldiers and astronauts from the Apollo space mission trained here.\r\nWithin the proposed national monument, eight wilderness areas would be guaranteed permanent protection. The monument would continue to be managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as it is today. And the BLM would be directed to ensure that grazing continues under the exact same rules as it does today, while the state would continue to manage wildlife and game within the monument. We've written the legislation to require that ranchers can continue to use all existing roads necessary to access stock improvements, including all roads leading to water troughs, pipelines and corrals. And the wilderness provisions allow primary roads to remain open so that the public can continue to use them, ensuring that you are never more than four miles from a road within the wilderness areas.\r\nFirst introduced by Senator Jeff Bingaman, the current bill is the result of years of work. It reflects the help and comments of ranchers, nearby communities, stakeholders, recreation groups and area businesses, and other stakeholders, as well as state agencies, White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss and the U.S. Border Patrol.\r\nWe want to thank everyone who has provided insight; the proposal is better for it. For example, our bill increases the operational flexibility of Border Patrol beyond existing law, and creates new opportunities for expanded surveillance, pursuit and patrol. By releasing 30,000 acres from existing wilderness study area designation, the bill increases the current 0.3 -mile buffer between the Mexican border and protected lands to a full five-mile buffer. It also designates an east-west vehicular route within the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness to allow Border Patrol and other law enforcement to conduct border security operations.\r\nThe legislation further supports county and local government efforts to implement early warning systems for extreme weather and flood prevention. It makes explicit the Bureau of Land Management's authority to issue new rights-of-way for flood prevention and watershed restoration projects within the monument. It also clarifies that the BLM must include a full assessment of opportunities for watershed restoration as a part of its plan to manage the monument.\r\nWith this legislation, we honor the countless individuals who have made their way to the Organ Mountains and surrounding desert peaks to build a life and enjoy the abundant resources of this magnificent region. From those who left their marks carved into the cliff walls centuries ago, and the early homesteaders and travelers on the Butterfield Stagecoach Trail, to the modern business owners, ranchers, and families who use and explore the cliffs and grasslands of the proposed Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument today.\r\nWe all have the same goal. We all want to ensure that these natural and cultural treasures are preserved for future generations and that communities in Do\u00f1a Ana County can continue to grow and prosper.\r\nTom Udall and Martin Heinrich both represent New Mexico in the U.S. Senate. Both are Democrats.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1511", "Senators: Congress Should Honor Commitment to Rural Communities Through PILT Funding [press_release]", "2013-12-23", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 23, 2013\n\t\t\t Senators: Congress Should Honor Commitment to Rural Communities Through PILT Funding \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Where there's federal land, rural and local communities must provide government services despite being unable to obtain property tax revenue from land owned by the federal government. To offset this loss in revenue, Congress should continue annually appropriating Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds to offset the cost of providing services related to public safety, housing, social services, transportation and the environment. That was the message of U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) who sent a letter today to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Interior subcommittee calling on them to fully support and fund the PILT program.\nIn the letter, the senators highlighted how the program provides critical funding to nearly 1,900 counties in 49 states and 3 U.S. territories to help offset losses to local governments from the presence of non-taxable federal lands. Without that funding, counties across the nation would experience incredible economic hardship, according to the senators.\n\"As you know, property taxes fund county governments allowing them to provide essential services such as law enforcement, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, education, and health services for local communities.  A fully funded PILT program helps to offset the loss of these important revenues and fulfill the federal governments' obligation to local communities with large amounts of federal land,\" the senators wrote.\nUdall and Enzi also have concerns with the federal government trying to use a \"rob Peter to pay Paul\" scheme when it comes to compensating counties. Local communities should be paid what they are owed and that funding should not come at the expense of other compensation those communities receive, according to the senators.\nAnnual PILT payments are computed by the Department of the Interior based on the number of acres of federal entitlement land within each county or jurisdiction and the population of that county or jurisdiction. The lands include the National Forest and National Park Systems, the areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management, those affected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation water resource development projects, and others.\nThe letter was signed by fifteen additional Senators: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Mike Lee, (R-Utah), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.),  Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).\nThe full text of the letter can be found below.\nPILT Appropriations Letter by Tom Udall\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221210809/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1512", "Tom's Holiday Video Message to Servicemen & Women [video]", "2013-12-23", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Recent Videos & Photos \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproving Care for Rural Veterans\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Hosts Sec. 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["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-congress-should-honor-commitment-to-rural-communities-through-pilt-funding", "Senators: Congress Should Honor Commitment to Rural Communities Through PILT Funding", "2013-12-23", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 23, 2013\n\t\t\t Senators: Congress Should Honor Commitment to Rural Communities Through PILT Funding \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Where there's federal land, rural and local communities must provide government services despite being unable to obtain property tax revenue from land owned by the federal government. To offset this loss in revenue, Congress should continue annually appropriating Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds to offset the cost of providing services related to public safety, housing, social services, transportation and the environment. That was the message of U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) who sent a letter today to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Interior subcommittee calling on them to fully support and fund the PILT program.\nIn the letter, the senators highlighted how the program provides critical funding to nearly 1,900 counties in 49 states and 3 U.S. territories to help offset losses to local governments from the presence of non-taxable federal lands. Without that funding, counties across the nation would experience incredible economic hardship, according to the senators.\n\"As you know, property taxes fund county governments allowing them to provide essential services such as law enforcement, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, education, and health services for local communities.  A fully funded PILT program helps to offset the loss of these important revenues and fulfill the federal governments' obligation to local communities with large amounts of federal land,\" the senators wrote.\nUdall and Enzi also have concerns with the federal government trying to use a \"rob Peter to pay Paul\" scheme when it comes to compensating counties. Local communities should be paid what they are owed and that funding should not come at the expense of other compensation those communities receive, according to the senators.\nAnnual PILT payments are computed by the Department of the Interior based on the number of acres of federal entitlement land within each county or jurisdiction and the population of that county or jurisdiction. The lands include the National Forest and National Park Systems, the areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management, those affected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation water resource development projects, and others.\nThe letter was signed by fifteen additional Senators: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Mike Lee, (R-Utah), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.),  Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).\nThe full text of the letter can be found below.\nPILT Appropriations Letter by Tom Udall\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-luj-n-introduce-legislation-to-protect-native-american", "Lujan Grisham, Luj\u00e1n Introduce Legislation to Protect Native American Seeds", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-urges-extension-of-federal-unemployment-insurance", "Lujan Grisham Urges Extension of Federal Unemployment Insurance", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/carlsbad-staff-office-hours-10", "Carlsbad: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Carlsbad on Wednesday May 7th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist you with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nMay 7th, 2014\nCarlsbad, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 2:00pm - 4:00pm\nEddy County Administration Building\n101 W. Greene St.\nCarlsbad, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/carlsbad-staff-office-hours-9", "Carlsbad: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will\u00a0 have staff in Carlsbad on Wednesday\u00a0April 2nd, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nApril 2nd, 2014\nCarlsbad, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 2:00pm - 4:00pm\nEddy County Administration Building\n101 W. Greene st.\nCarlsbad, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/hobbs-staff-office-hours-10", "Hobbs: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Hobbs on Wednesday May 7th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have or assist you with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nMay 7th, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 10:00am - 12:00pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\n200 East Broadway, Suite 200\nHobbs, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/hobbs-staff-office-hours-9", "Hobbs: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Hobbs on Wednesday\u00a0April 2nd, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have or assist with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nApril 2nd, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 10:00am - 12:00pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\n200 E. Broadway, suite 200\nHobbs, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/portales-staff-office-hours-7", "Portales: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Portales on Wednesday April 23rd, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have or assist with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nApril 23rd, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month 10:00am - 12:00pm\nPortales/Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce\n100 South Ave A\nPortales, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/portales-staff-office-hours-8", "Portales: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Portales on Wednesday May 28th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have or assist with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nMay 28th, 2014\nPortales, NM - Every 4th Wednesday of the month - 10:00am - 12:00pm\nPortales/Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce\n100 South Ave A\nPortales, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/portales-staff-office-hours-9", "Portales: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Ruidoso on Thursday May 8th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist you with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\n\n\tMay 8th, 2014\nRuidoso, NM - Every 2nd Thursday of the month - 10:00am - 12:00pm\nRuidoso Chamber of Commerce\n720 Sudderth Drive\nRuidoso, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/ruidoso-staff-office-hours-8", "Ruidoso: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Ruidoso on April 10th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist with casework or an issue realted to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nApril 10th, 2014\nRuidoso, NM - Every 2nd Thursday of the month - 10:00am - 12:00pm\nRuidoso\u00a0Chamber of Commerce\n720 Sudderth Drive\nRuidoso, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/silver-city-staff-office-hours-6", "Silver City: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Silver City on April 8th, to answer any questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, assist with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call 1-855-4-PEARCE\nApril 8th, 2014\nSilver City, NM - Every 2nd Tuesday of the month - 1:00pm - 3:30pm\nGrant County Chamber of Commerce\n3130 Highway 180 E., Suite C\nSilver City, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/silver-city-staff-office-hours-7", "Silver City: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Silver City on May 13th, to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have or to assist with casework or an issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE\nMay 13th, 2014\nSilver City, NM - Every 2nd Tuesday of the month - 1:00pm-3:30pm\nGrant County Chamber of Commerce\n3130 Highway 180 E., Suite C\nSilver City, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1509", "Udall-Sponsored N.M. Priorities Included in Major Defense Bill [press_release]", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 20, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall-Sponsored N.M. Priorities Included in Major Defense Bill \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Udall fought for measures in NDAA to keep B61 project on track; bolster funding for cleanup; boost construction at Kirtland, Holloman, Cannon; strengthen WSMR\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall last night joined the Senate in overwhelmingly approving a major defense bill by a vote of 84-15. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes provisions that will support jobs and strengthen New Mexico's military bases, small businesses and federal defense installations, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).\nThe NDAA is critical legislation, which sets the fiscal year 2014 defense policy and directs funding levels for the Department of Defense and the national security programs under the Department of Energy.   \"The funding outlined in this bill will ensure the strength and preparedness of New Mexico's military bases and defense installations, supporting thousands of good jobs in New Mexico and keeping our nation safe,\" Udall said. \"This bill upholds the quality of life of our service members and their families, and ensures that our military has the resources, training, technology and equipment to maintain its military readiness and remain at the forefront of developing new sources of energy.\"   Udall fought for several policy provisions that were included in the final legislation. Among them:\n- The Los Alamos National Labs Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project (CMRR). This amended provision would provide LANL with the flexibility to continue to provide essential national security support and ensure that scientists and engineers have the necessary infrastructure to carry out their work safely, while addressing some of the concerns raised in response to the original CMRR proposal.\n- Full funding for our national labs and a provision emphasizing that the B61 Life Extension Program (LEP) remains an important part of our nation's stockpile stewardship program and must remain fully funded and on schedule to maintain the safety, security and credibility of the nation's nuclear deterrent. The provision will help emphasize the importance of the B61 LEP to national defense in the face of efforts by some in Congress to cut funding.\n- A provision to protect the White Sands Missile Range from encroachment by transferring 5,100 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Army. The transfer would provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range.\n- A measure easing some restrictions on the overseas transfer of Guantanamo detainees.\n- Improvements to military justice procedures to crack down on sexual assault in the military. The NDAA authorized funding for the Department of Energy's national security programs, including full funding for the national labs to carry out their stockpile stewardship programs. Funding Senator Udall helped to secure included:\n- National labs weapons activities: $7.9 billion, which was over $40 million above the president's request.  - B61 LEP: $537 million for both Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories.  - LANL TRU waste facilities: $26.7 million to help prepare LANL transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal at WIPP.               - LANL TA-55 reinvestment project second phase: $30.6 million to enhance safety and increase the life expectancy of the PF-4 facility, which is responsible for plutonium operations and other aspects of the stockpile stewardship program.  - LANL Radioactive Liquid Waste treatment facility upgrade: $55.7 million.\nSenator Udall also worked to secure funding above the president's request for critical environmental cleanup programs in New Mexico:  - LANL cleanup: $234.7 million.  - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: $219 million for cleanup. Because of Udall's efforts, the funding amount for both LANL cleanup and WIPP are increases over the numbers originally proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives.\nThe NDAA also authorizes the construction of facilities critical to our nation's military and quality of life for U.S. military personnel and their families. Military construction for New Mexico's bases included approximately $148.2 million for vital projects at Kirtland, Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases, including:\n- Cannon AFB: $34.1 million for an airmen and family readiness center, dormitory and satellite dining facility.   - Kirtland AFB: $30.5 million for a nuclear systems wing and sustainment center.  - Holloman AFB: $2.25 million for F-16 aircraft covered washrack and pad; $21.4 million to the Defense Logistics Agency to replace the hydrant fuel system; and $60 million for the Tri-Care Management Activity to replace the medical clinic.\nProcedural gridlock prevented additional amendments Udall supported including a provision to establish a national historical park to commemorate the World War II Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb.\nUdall will continue fighting for the Manhattan Project park as well as other provisions that were dropped from the final bill, including additional transfers of land to protect Fort Bliss from encroachment, and a measure that would prohibit the BLM from selling or exchanging 35,550 acres of land to prevent incompatible development near the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Range Complex and Training Areas. The training areas include some of the Army's premier large weapons system firing ranges and artillery firing boxes.\n\"As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I will continue to fight to ensure that Congress makes good on funding for these priorities,\" Udall said. \"I am pleased that the Senate was able to come to an agreement on this bill, though I'm disappointed that some measures that are important to New Mexico were not included. This is a strong bipartisan bill that provides critical funding for our armed forces and strengthens New Mexico's military bases and defense installations, allowing them to continue contribute their essential national security work.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1510", "Tom Udall Releases New Episode of 'The Udall Update' Television Show [press_release]", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 20, 2013\n\t\t\t Tom Udall Releases New Episode of 'The Udall Update' Television Show \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Public Access Program Provides Information About Udall's Work in the U.S. Senate on Behalf of New Mexicans\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Tom Udall released a new episode of \"The Udall Update,\" a public access television program that provides the public an inside look at what's happening in the U.S. Senate and how it impacts life in New Mexico.\nThe 30-minute episode, which airs on Sen. Udall's YouTube channel and on public access TV throughout the state, includes interviews, in-depth stories and feature segments about the work he is doing in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nViewers in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Silver City can contact their local public access station to find out exactly when \"The Udall Update\" will air. A list of those stations is included below. The episode will also appear online at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tv.\nThe latest episode of \"The Udall Update\" looks at the changes that have taken place in Congress, from Senator Bingaman's retirement to Senator Udall's appointment to the Senate Appropriations Committee.\nIn a segment titled \"Sensible Solutions,\" Udall discusses two important pieces of legislation he helped pass in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nThe first segment includes an interview with Jayann Sepich of Carlsbad, who was the driving force behind passage of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act. The law was named for Jayann Sepich's daughter, a New Mexico State University graduate student whose tragic death in 2003 spurred passage of \"Katie's Law\" on the state level to collect DNA from individuals arrested for serious crimes.\nUdall successfully fought to pass the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act at the federal level to create incentives for states to implement programs like New Mexico's.\nThe second \"Sensible Solutions\" segment features an interview with Albuquerque residents MSgt Jessey Baca and his wife Maria about their work to establish a burn pits registry for military service men and women.\nUdall led the effort in Congress to pass the Open Burn Pits Registry Act after meeting the Bacas, who detailed Jessey's battle with a multitude of health problems believed to be associated with burn pits.\nThe registry, which is currently being designed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be similar to the Agent Orange and Gulf War registries and will help patients, doctors and VA officials determine to what extent air pollution caused by open air burn pits has led to medical conditions among service members.\nThe \"Udall Update\" concludes with a look at \"Tom's Inbox\" as Udall answers a letter from a constituent in Roy asking how Udall is working to support rural New Mexico.\nAdditional footage and information mentioned in \"The Udall Update\" can also be found online at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tvextras. Previous episodes can be viewed at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tv.\nThe \"Udall Update\" is scheduled to air on the following channels. Please check local listings for exact air dates and times.\nAlbuquerque - Channels 26 & 27  Carlsbad - Channel23TV - Channel 23   Las Cruces - CLC TV - Channel 20   Los Alamos- Los Alamos PAC - Channel 8   Rio Rancho - RioVision Community Access TV - Channels 15 & 22   Santa Fe - Santa Fe Community Television - Channel 16   Silver City - Community Access Television of Silver - Channels 17, 18 & 19\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/tom-udall-releases-new-episode-of-and-039the-udall-update-and-039-television-show", "Tom Udall Releases New Episode of 'The Udall Update' Television Show", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 20, 2013\n\t\t\t Tom Udall Releases New Episode of 'The Udall Update' Television Show \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Public Access Program Provides Information About Udall's Work in the U.S. Senate on Behalf of New Mexicans\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Tom Udall released a new episode of \"The Udall Update,\" a public access television program that provides the public an inside look at what's happening in the U.S. Senate and how it impacts life in New Mexico.\nThe 30-minute episode, which airs on Sen. Udall's YouTube channel and on public access TV throughout the state, includes interviews, in-depth stories and feature segments about the work he is doing in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nViewers in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Silver City can contact their local public access station to find out exactly when \"The Udall Update\" will air. A list of those stations is included below. The episode will also appear online at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tv.\nThe latest episode of \"The Udall Update\" looks at the changes that have taken place in Congress, from Senator Bingaman's retirement to Senator Udall's appointment to the Senate Appropriations Committee.\nIn a segment titled \"Sensible Solutions,\" Udall discusses two important pieces of legislation he helped pass in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nThe first segment includes an interview with Jayann Sepich of Carlsbad, who was the driving force behind passage of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act. The law was named for Jayann Sepich's daughter, a New Mexico State University graduate student whose tragic death in 2003 spurred passage of \"Katie's Law\" on the state level to collect DNA from individuals arrested for serious crimes.\nUdall successfully fought to pass the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act at the federal level to create incentives for states to implement programs like New Mexico's.\nThe second \"Sensible Solutions\" segment features an interview with Albuquerque residents MSgt Jessey Baca and his wife Maria about their work to establish a burn pits registry for military service men and women.\nUdall led the effort in Congress to pass the Open Burn Pits Registry Act after meeting the Bacas, who detailed Jessey's battle with a multitude of health problems believed to be associated with burn pits.\nThe registry, which is currently being designed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be similar to the Agent Orange and Gulf War registries and will help patients, doctors and VA officials determine to what extent air pollution caused by open air burn pits has led to medical conditions among service members.\nThe \"Udall Update\" concludes with a look at \"Tom's Inbox\" as Udall answers a letter from a constituent in Roy asking how Udall is working to support rural New Mexico.\nAdditional footage and information mentioned in \"The Udall Update\" can also be found online at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tvextras. Previous episodes can be viewed at http://tomudall.senate.gov/tv.\nThe \"Udall Update\" is scheduled to air on the following channels. Please check local listings for exact air dates and times.\nAlbuquerque - Channels 26 & 27  Carlsbad - Channel23TV - Channel 23   Las Cruces - CLC TV - Channel 20   Los Alamos- Los Alamos PAC - Channel 8   Rio Rancho - RioVision Community Access TV - Channels 15 & 22   Santa Fe - Santa Fe Community Television - Channel 16   Silver City - Community Access Television of Silver - Channels 17, 18 & 19\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-sponsored-nm-priorities-included-in-major-defense-bill", "Udall-Sponsored N.M. Priorities Included in Major Defense Bill", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 20, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall-Sponsored N.M. Priorities Included in Major Defense Bill \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Udall fought for measures in NDAA to keep B61 project on track; bolster funding for cleanup; boost construction at Kirtland, Holloman, Cannon; strengthen WSMR\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall last night joined the Senate in overwhelmingly approving a major defense bill by a vote of 84-15. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes provisions that will support jobs and strengthen New Mexico's military bases, small businesses and federal defense installations, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).\nThe NDAA is critical legislation, which sets the fiscal year 2014 defense policy and directs funding levels for the Department of Defense and the national security programs under the Department of Energy.   \"The funding outlined in this bill will ensure the strength and preparedness of New Mexico's military bases and defense installations, supporting thousands of good jobs in New Mexico and keeping our nation safe,\" Udall said. \"This bill upholds the quality of life of our service members and their families, and ensures that our military has the resources, training, technology and equipment to maintain its military readiness and remain at the forefront of developing new sources of energy.\"   Udall fought for several policy provisions that were included in the final legislation. Among them:\n- The Los Alamos National Labs Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project (CMRR). This amended provision would provide LANL with the flexibility to continue to provide essential national security support and ensure that scientists and engineers have the necessary infrastructure to carry out their work safely, while addressing some of the concerns raised in response to the original CMRR proposal.\n- Full funding for our national labs and a provision emphasizing that the B61 Life Extension Program (LEP) remains an important part of our nation's stockpile stewardship program and must remain fully funded and on schedule to maintain the safety, security and credibility of the nation's nuclear deterrent. The provision will help emphasize the importance of the B61 LEP to national defense in the face of efforts by some in Congress to cut funding.\n- A provision to protect the White Sands Missile Range from encroachment by transferring 5,100 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Army. The transfer would provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range.\n- A measure easing some restrictions on the overseas transfer of Guantanamo detainees.\n- Improvements to military justice procedures to crack down on sexual assault in the military. The NDAA authorized funding for the Department of Energy's national security programs, including full funding for the national labs to carry out their stockpile stewardship programs. Funding Senator Udall helped to secure included:\n- National labs weapons activities: $7.9 billion, which was over $40 million above the president's request.  - B61 LEP: $537 million for both Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories.  - LANL TRU waste facilities: $26.7 million to help prepare LANL transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal at WIPP.               - LANL TA-55 reinvestment project second phase: $30.6 million to enhance safety and increase the life expectancy of the PF-4 facility, which is responsible for plutonium operations and other aspects of the stockpile stewardship program.  - LANL Radioactive Liquid Waste treatment facility upgrade: $55.7 million.\nSenator Udall also worked to secure funding above the president's request for critical environmental cleanup programs in New Mexico:  - LANL cleanup: $234.7 million.  - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: $219 million for cleanup. Because of Udall's efforts, the funding amount for both LANL cleanup and WIPP are increases over the numbers originally proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives.\nThe NDAA also authorizes the construction of facilities critical to our nation's military and quality of life for U.S. military personnel and their families. Military construction for New Mexico's bases included approximately $148.2 million for vital projects at Kirtland, Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases, including:\n- Cannon AFB: $34.1 million for an airmen and family readiness center, dormitory and satellite dining facility.   - Kirtland AFB: $30.5 million for a nuclear systems wing and sustainment center.  - Holloman AFB: $2.25 million for F-16 aircraft covered washrack and pad; $21.4 million to the Defense Logistics Agency to replace the hydrant fuel system; and $60 million for the Tri-Care Management Activity to replace the medical clinic.\nProcedural gridlock prevented additional amendments Udall supported including a provision to establish a national historical park to commemorate the World War II Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb.\nUdall will continue fighting for the Manhattan Project park as well as other provisions that were dropped from the final bill, including additional transfers of land to protect Fort Bliss from encroachment, and a measure that would prohibit the BLM from selling or exchanging 35,550 acres of land to prevent incompatible development near the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Range Complex and Training Areas. The training areas include some of the Army's premier large weapons system firing ranges and artillery firing boxes.\n\"As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I will continue to fight to ensure that Congress makes good on funding for these priorities,\" Udall said. \"I am pleased that the Senate was able to come to an agreement on this bill, though I'm disappointed that some measures that are important to New Mexico were not included. This is a strong bipartisan bill that provides critical funding for our armed forces and strengthens New Mexico's military bases and defense installations, allowing them to continue contribute their essential national security work.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-cosponsors-legislation-to-undo-military-retiree-benefit", "Lujan Grisham Cosponsors Legislation to Undo Military Retiree Benefit Cuts", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-new-mexico-lawmakers-applaud-new-mexico-supreme-court", "Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today,\u00a0U.S. Senators Tom Udall\u00a0and\u00a0Martin Heinrich\u00a0and\u00a0U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n\u00a0and\u00a0Michelle Lujan Grisham\u00a0applauded a decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court that affirms marriage equality in the State of New Mexico.\u00a0\n\"We hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under New Mexico law,\" wrote Justice Edward Ch\u00e1vez in a unanimous 5 to 0 decision.\u00a0 The Court found that prohibiting individuals from marrying solely because of sexual orientation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the New Mexico Constitution.\n\"Today's court ruling is a resounding victory for New Mexicans in all four corners who love one another and deserve to be treated equally under the law - just as our Constitution intended,\"\u00a0said Udall. \"Our country has come a long way in advancing marriage equality for all, and I am proud New Mexico is joining in that forward progress. I'm also glad the court has finally provided the legal clarity for the countless New Mexicans who have been in limbo for too long, and I\u00a0congratulate all our families in New Mexico who will finally be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.\"\n\"Today is a proud day for New Mexico and a significant step forward to creating a fairer, more just society. I am thrilled that the New Mexico Supreme Court found that our constitution requires marriage equality for all our citizens,\"\u00a0said Heinrich. \"This ruling stands to strengthen New Mexico families and affirms that loving same sex couples who accept the responsibility of marriage are respected and recognized in our state. We must continue our march toward full equality for all Americans.\"\n\u00a0\"Today's decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court ensures that every couple can make the personal choice of marriage,\"\u00a0said\u00a0Luj\u00e1n.\u00a0 \"Marriage equality is a matter of civil rights and treating all people who are in loving and committed relationships fairly.\u00a0 Gay and lesbian couples make the same contributions and sacrifices that we all do, including paying taxes, owning business and caring for their families. Now everyone will be treated equally under the law.\"\n\"This is an incredible victory for New Mexico, where we believe that all families matter and that everyone deserves the same basic rights and responsibilities that only marriage provides,\"\u00a0said\u00a0Lujan Grisham. \"This ruling confirms what we already know and believe - that in New Mexico, freedom means freedom for everyone. I'm thrilled that all New Mexicans now have the opportunity to marry the person they love, and I'm proud that our state is on the right side of history.\"\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1508", "New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality [press_release]", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 19, 2013\n\t\t\t New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n \n \n  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n and Michelle Lujan Grisham applauded a decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court that affirms marriage equality in the State of New Mexico. \n  \"We hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under New Mexico law,\" wrote Justice Edward Ch\u00e1vez in a unanimous 5 to 0 decision. The Court found that prohibiting individuals from marrying solely because of sexual orientation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the New Mexico Constitution. \n  \"Today's court ruling is a resounding victory for New Mexicans in all four corners who love one another and deserve to be treated equally under the law - just as our Constitution intended,\" said Udall. \"Our country has come a long way in advancing marriage equality for all, and I am proud New Mexico is joining in that forward progress. I'm also glad the court has finally provided the legal clarity for the countless New Mexicans who have been in limbo for too long, and I congratulate all our families in New Mexico who will finally be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.\" \n  \"Today is a proud day for New Mexico and a significant step forward to creating a fairer, more just society. I am thrilled that the New Mexico Supreme Court found that our constitution requires marriage equality for all our citizens,\" said Heinrich. \"This ruling stands to strengthen New Mexico families and affirms that loving same sex couples who accept the responsibility of marriage are respected and recognized in our state. We must continue our march toward full equality for all Americans.\" \n  \"Today's decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court ensures that every couple can make the personal choice of marriage,\" said Luj\u00e1n. \"Marriage equality is a matter of civil rights and treating all people who are in loving and committed relationships fairly. Gay and lesbian couples make the same contributions and sacrifices that we all do, including paying taxes, owning business and caring for their families. Now everyone will be treated equally under the law.\" \n  \"This is an incredible victory for New Mexico, where we believe that all families matter and that everyone deserves the same basic rights and responsibilities that only marriage provides,\" said Lujan Grisham. \"This ruling confirms what we already know and believe - that in New Mexico, freedom means freedom for everyone. I'm thrilled that all New Mexicans now have the opportunity to marry the person they love, and I'm proud that our state is on the right side of history.\" \n  \u00a0\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221082513/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-encourages-new-mexicans-comment-lesser-prairie-chicken", "Pearce Encourages New Mexicans to Comment on Lesser Prairie Chicken", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "US Fish and Wildlife Opens Lesser Prairie Chicken Comment Period\n\tPearce Encourages New Mexicans to Participate\n\u00a0\nWashington, DC (December 19, 2013) - Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for opening the public comment period for the Range-Wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances. The comment period ends\u00a0January 17, 2014, and a listing decision is due by\u00a0March 30, 2014.\n\u00a0\n\u201cThe Fish and Wildlife Service worked for several months with the five states that would be impacted by a listing of the lesser prairie chicken, and endorsed their balanced plan to conserve the species and protect jobs,\u201d Pearce said. \u201cI applaud them for taking a serious approach to this important issue, and giving us the opportunity to let our voices be heard. I encourage all New Mexicans to submit their comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and tell them know why you support this plan.\u201d\n\u00a0\nMore information on the plan can be found at this website:http://www.fws.gov/coloradoes/Lesser_parairie_chicken/index.html\u00a0. To submit comments electronically, visit\u00a0www.regulations.gov, enter \u201cFWS-R2-ES-2012-0071\u201d in the search bar, and click on \u201cSubmit Now\u201d to finish the process.\n\u00a0\nNew Mexicans may also submit comments in by hard copy to the following address:\nPublic Comments Processing, Attention: FWS-R2-ES-2012-0071\nDivision of Policy and Directives Management\n4401 N Fairfax Dr, MS 2042-PDM\nArlington, VA 22203\n\u00a0\nFor more information on the Lesser Prairie Chicken and its impact on New Mexico, visit www.pearce.house.gov/LesserPrairieChicken", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/statements-and-speeches/heinrich-statement-on-new-mexico-supreme-court-decision-on-marriage-equality", "Heinrich Statement On New Mexico Supreme Court Decision On Marriage Equality", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ALBUQUERQUE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400 Gold Avenue SW, Ste. 1080\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87102\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (505) 346-6601\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (505) 346-6780\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFARMINGTON\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7450 East Main St., Ste. A\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFarmington, NM 87402\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (505) 325-5030\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (505) 325-6035\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLAS CRUCES\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLoretto Towne Center\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t505 South Main St., Ste. 148\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLas Cruces, New Mexico 88001\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (575) 523-6561\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (575) 523-6584\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tROSWELL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t200 East 4th St., Ste. 300\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoswell, New Mexico 88201\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (575) 622-7113\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (575) 622-3538\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSANTA FE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t123 East Marcy St., Ste 103\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSanta Fe, New Mexico 87501\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (505) 988-6647\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (505) 992-8435\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t303 Hart Senate Office Building\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington, D.C. 20510\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tp: (202) 224-5521\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tf: (202) 228-2841\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-secures-key-amendments-in-defense-spending-bill", "Heinrich Secures Key Amendments In Defense Spending Bill", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich Secures Key Amendments In Defense Spending Bill\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenate gives final approval to Heinrich amendments to help strengthen national security and New Mexico\u2019s economy\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 19, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)\u00a0successfully included a series of amendments to the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate tonight and now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. The NDAA sets the Department of Defense spending levels and policies for the upcoming fiscal year.\u00a0\r\nThe bill includes measures introduced by Senator Heinrich to expand buffer zones around White Sands Missile Range; fund the production of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in the United States; and maintain Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) missions at Kirtland Air Force Base to\u00a0design, build, and launch low-cost satellites for our nation's military.\r\n\"New Mexico is home to four\u00a0military installations and tens of thousands of men and women who carry out their critical missions.\u00a0I am\u00a0proud of the pivotal role our state plays in our national security and defense, and\u00a0that New Mexico remains\u00a0at the forefront of\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0research and development that contribute to our country's safety.\u00a0My amendments\u00a0will\u00a0help ensure that these\u00a0smart investments continue, while growing the economy and strengthening defense installations across the state,\" said Sen. Heinrich.\r\nThe FY14 NDAA includes a total of $148.25 million in military construction projects for New Mexico, which is an increase of $21 million from fiscal year 2013.\r\nSen. Heinrich's amendments included in the FY14 NDAA:\r\nExpand buffer zones around White Sands Missile Range:\u00a0this amendment transfers 5,100 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the Army\u00a0in order to provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range.\r\nIron Dome short-range rocket defense system:\u00a0this amendment supports\u00a0American jobs by authorizing $15 million for the production\u00a0of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in the United States.\u00a0 Iron Dome provides a critical missile defense shield for Israel and has achieved a success rate of more than 85 percent.\u00a0 To date, the United States has provided a total of $486 million to Israel for Iron Dome batteries, interceptors, and general maintenance; an additional $220 million is authorized in the FY14 National Defense Authorization Act for procurement of additional Iron Dome batteries and missiles. Despite these significant investments, the United States does not share in production of this missile defense system.\r\nMaintain Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)\u00a0missions:\u00a0this amendment reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to demonstrate, acquire, and deploy an effective capability for operationally responsive space to support military users and operations from space.\u00a0\u00a0The amendment\u00a0also\u00a0requires a report on an additional mission for ORS, which would leverage all policy objectives of the ORS program in a single mission.\u00a0The ORS office and mission are headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base. In October 2013, Senator Heinrich\u00a0received confirmation that Air Force leadership would continue the ORS program in fiscal year 2014.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/new-mexico-lawmakers-applaud-new-mexico-supreme-court-decision-on-marriage-equality", "New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 19, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,\u00a0U.S. Senators Tom Udall\u00a0and\u00a0Martin Heinrich\u00a0and\u00a0U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n\u00a0and\u00a0Michelle Lujan Grisham\u00a0applauded a decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court that affirms marriage equality in the State of New Mexico.\r\n\u201cWe hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under New Mexico law,\u201d wrote Justice Edward Ch\u00e1vez in a unanimous 5 to 0 decision.\u00a0 The Court found that prohibiting individuals from marrying solely because of sexual orientation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the New Mexico Constitution.\u00a0\r\n\"Today's court ruling is a resounding victory for New Mexicans in all four corners who love one another and deserve to be treated equally under the law \u2013 just as our Constitution intended,\"\u00a0said Udall. \"Our country has come a long way in advancing marriage equality for all, and I am proud New Mexico is joining in that forward progress. I'm also glad the court has finally provided the legal clarity for the countless New Mexicans who have been in limbo for too long, and I\u00a0congratulate all our families in New Mexico who will finally be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.\"\r\n\u201cToday is a proud day for New Mexico and a significant step forward to creating a fairer, more just society. I am thrilled that the New Mexico Supreme Court found that our constitution requires marriage equality for all our citizens,\u201d\u00a0said Heinrich. \u201cThis ruling stands to strengthen New Mexico families and affirms that loving same sex couples who accept the responsibility of marriage are respected and recognized in our state. We must continue our march toward full equality for all Americans.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cToday\u2019s decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court ensures that every couple can make the personal choice of marriage,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Luj\u00e1n. \u00a0\u201cMarriage equality is a matter of civil rights and treating all people who are in loving and committed relationships fairly.\u00a0 Gay and lesbian couples make the same contributions and sacrifices that we all do, including paying taxes, owning business and caring for their families. Now everyone will be treated equally under the law.\u201d\r\n\u201cThis is an incredible victory for New Mexico, where we believe that all families matter and that everyone deserves the same basic rights and responsibilities that only marriage provides,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Lujan Grisham. \u201cThis ruling confirms what we already know and believe \u2013 that in New Mexico, freedom means freedom for everyone. I\u2019m thrilled that all New Mexicans now have the opportunity to marry the person they love, and I\u2019m proud that our state is on the right side of history.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/new-mexico-lawmakers-applaud-new-mexico-supreme-court-decision-on-marriage-equality", "New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 19, 2013\n\t\t\t New Mexico Lawmakers Applaud New Mexico Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n \n \n  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Lujn and Michelle Lujan Grisham applauded a decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court that affirms marriage equality in the State of New Mexico. \n  \"We hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under New Mexico law,\" wrote Justice Edward Chvez in a unanimous 5 to 0 decision. The Court found that prohibiting individuals from marrying solely because of sexual orientation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the New Mexico Constitution. \n  \"Today's court ruling is a resounding victory for New Mexicans in all four corners who love one another and deserve to be treated equally under the law - just as our Constitution intended,\" said Udall. \"Our country has come a long way in advancing marriage equality for all, and I am proud New Mexico is joining in that forward progress. I'm also glad the court has finally provided the legal clarity for the countless New Mexicans who have been in limbo for too long, and I congratulate all our families in New Mexico who will finally be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.\" \n  \"Today is a proud day for New Mexico and a significant step forward to creating a fairer, more just society. I am thrilled that the New Mexico Supreme Court found that our constitution requires marriage equality for all our citizens,\" said Heinrich. \"This ruling stands to strengthen New Mexico families and affirms that loving same sex couples who accept the responsibility of marriage are respected and recognized in our state. We must continue our march toward full equality for all Americans.\" \n  \"Today's decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court ensures that every couple can make the personal choice of marriage,\" said Lujn. \"Marriage equality is a matter of civil rights and treating all people who are in loving and committed relationships fairly. Gay and lesbian couples make the same contributions and sacrifices that we all do, including paying taxes, owning business and caring for their families. Now everyone will be treated equally under the law.\" \n  \"This is an incredible victory for New Mexico, where we believe that all families matter and that everyone deserves the same basic rights and responsibilities that only marriage provides,\" said Lujan Grisham. \"This ruling confirms what we already know and believe - that in New Mexico, freedom means freedom for everyone. I'm thrilled that all New Mexicans now have the opportunity to marry the person they love, and I'm proud that our state is on the right side of history.\" \n  \n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-announces-60-million-air-force-contract-for-applied", "Lujan Grisham Announces $60 Million Air Force Contract for Applied Technology Associates in Albuquerque", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamogordo-staff-office-hours-10", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday, June 17 to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm-4:00pm.\nOtero County Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamogordo-staff-office-hours-11", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday March 4th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm-4:00pm.\nOtero County Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamogordo-staff-office-hours-12", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday, March 18th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issues related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nMarch 18th, 2014\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm - 4:00pm\nOtero County Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamogordo-staff-office-hours-13", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday June 3 to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE. \nJune 3, 2014\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm-4:00pm.\nOtero County Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/artesia-staff-office-hours-6", "Artesia: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Artesia on Thursday Feb 20th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nFeb 20th, 2014\nArtesia, NM - Every third Thursday of the month 10:00am - 12:00pm\nArtesia Chamber of Commerce\n107 N. 1st Street\nArtesia, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/artesia-staff-office-hours-7", "Artesia: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Artesia on Thursday March 20th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you may have, or assist you with casework or issues related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE. \nMarch 20th, 2014\nArtesia, NM - Every third Thursday of the month - 10:00am-12:00pm\nArtesia Chamber of Commerce\n107 N. 1st Street\nArtesia, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/carlsbad-staff-office-hours-7", "Carlsbad: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Carlsbad on Wednesday Feb 5th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at\u00a01-855-4-PEARCE\nFeb 5th, 2014\nCarlsbad, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month 2:00pm - 4:00pm\nEddy County Administration Building, Room 210\n101 W. Greene St.\nCarlsbad, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/carlsbad-staff-office-hours-8", "Carlsbad: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Carlsbad on Wednesday March 5th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nMarch 5th, 2014\nCarlsbad, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month 2:00pm - 4:00pm\nEddy County Administration Building, Room 210\n101 W. Greene Street\nCarlsbad, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/hobbs-staff-office-hours-7", "Hobbs: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Hobbs on Wednesday Feb 5th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue with a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE. \nFeb 5th, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month 10:00am - 12:00pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\n200 East Broadway, Suite 200\nHobbs, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/hobbs-staff-office-hours-8", "Hobbs: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Hobbs on Wednesday March 5th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue with a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nMarch 5th, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month 10:00am - 12:00pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\n200 E. Broadway, Suite 200\nHobbs, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1506", "Udall Backs Plan to Undo Military Retiree COLA Changes in Budget Agreement [press_release]", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 18, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Backs Plan to Undo Military Retiree COLA Changes in Budget Agreement \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Military Retirement Restoration Act preserves benefits, closes corporate tax loophole\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall announced that he has cosponsored the Military Retirement Restoration Act to safeguard military retirees from a proposed 1 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) cut for working-age military retirees. This change was included in the bipartisan budget agreement the Senate is expected to clear this week. The legislation would replace the $6 billion in total expected cuts to working-age military retirees' COLAs with an estimated $6.6 billion raised by eliminating a tax loophole for domestic corporations that make use of offshore tax havens. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and is also cosponsored by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Al Franken (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Udall (D-CO), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). \"The bipartisan budget deal replaces damaging across-the-board cuts with smarter alternatives that will support growth among small businesses, create jobs in New Mexico and across the country, support our active duty military, and avoid the devastating financial impacts of another government shutdown,\" Udall said. \"However, a promise was made to our military retirees, and the reduction in retirement benefits for working-age military retirees undermines this promise. That is why I'm supporting the Military Retirement Restoration Act, which will reverse the 1 percent reduction in cost of living adjustments to retirees who have dedicated over two decades of their lives to protecting our freedoms. This common-sense bill will decrease the deficit by closing a tax loophole while ensuring that working-age military retirees get the retirement benefits they have earned.\" Currently, companies that are incorporated offshore but managed and controlled from the United States can claim foreign status, which helps them avoid paying U.S. taxes. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and former member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Udall has worked to support veterans throughout his career. Udall is a cosponsor of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, and has fought to protect veterans' benefits and ensure that military service members return home to the resources needed to smoothly and successfully transition into civilian life. For more information about Udall's work for veterans, click here.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1507", "Udall Joins Senate in Approving Budget that Reduces Sequestration Cuts, Offers Relief to N.M. [press_release]", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 18, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Joins Senate in Approving Budget that Reduces Sequestration Cuts, Offers Relief to N.M. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall joined the full Senate in voting for the bipartisan budget agreement, which was approved by a vote of 64-36. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly last week by a bipartisan vote of 332-94. Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been fighting for budget certainty and an end to the devastating sequestration cuts, which have disproportionately hurt New Mexico. He issued the following statement:\n \n\"While the budget bill is not exactly what I would have written, it does two very important things for New Mexico. It rolls back sequestration's harmful cuts to national defense, the national labs, public land agencies, and many other federal installations that are critical to New Mexico's economy. It also lays out federal budgets for the next two years, providing a level of certainty that New Mexico's federal installations have said is desperately needed. I am willing to work to remedy the problematic parts of this agreement in future legislation. I have cosponsored a bill that would restore an unfair cut to working-age military retirees' cost of living adjustments, and I will continue to fight against making permanent an administrative fee on oil and gas royalties that costs New Mexico around $10 million a year.\"Without this budget measure, we face more conflict over spending and likely further job losses in New Mexico. Another short-term spending measure like those we've passed recently would lock in sequestration's economically devastating across-the-board cuts and could lead to a government shutdown in just a few short weeks. Officials at New Mexico's federal installations have assured me that not only would another round of cuts and budget dysfunction lead to layoffs, it would also negatively impact national security and likely cause irreparable harm to the government's ability to recruit and retain the best minds in science, research and management.\"You wouldn't run a successful business by lurching from crisis to crisis and budgeting a few weeks at a time - and it's no way to run a government. I'm going to continue to work toward sensible, bipartisan solutions that keep our budgets in check while maintaining our government services, and keeping our national defense strong and our economy healthy in New Mexico and around the country.\"\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185440/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548758", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours in San Juan County [event]", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in San Juan County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Farmington Indian Center in Farmington from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-statement-on-passage-of-bipartisan-budget-agreement", "Heinrich Statement On Passage Of Bipartisan Budget Agreement", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich Statement On Passage Of Bipartisan Budget Agreement\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, December 18, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after voting in favor of a bipartisan budget resolution authored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) that does away with some of the arbitrary spending cuts known as the sequester for two years while reducing long-term spending through other savings:\r\n\"It isn't perfect, but this budget agreement means we now have a bipartisan blueprint for how much to spend over the next two years.\u00a0 This will help avoid another government shutdown and give families and businesses the certainty they need to spend and invest in ways that will help boost the economy.\u00a0\r\n\"Between sequestration furloughs, a government shutdown, and Congress' inability to compromise, hard-working New Mexicans have had to carry the burdens of economic uncertainty and financial hardship.\u00a0 And it's clear that all of this has slowed economic growth at a time when too many American families are trying to get back on their feet.\r\n\"I hope that the strong support for this budget marks the end of governing by manufactured crises and a return to\u00a0strengthening\u00a0the middle class by\u00a0focusing on\u00a0what matters to New Mexicans: growing the economy and making sure they get a fair shake at getting ahead.\"\r\nThe Senate approved the measure by a 64 to 36 vote.\u00a0 The House of Representatives approved it last week by a vote of 332 to 94.\u00a0 It now goes to the president for his signature.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-backs-plan-to-undo-military-retiree-cola-changes-in-budget-agreement", "Udall Backs Plan to Undo Military Retiree COLA Changes in Budget Agreement", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 18, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Backs Plan to Undo Military Retiree COLA Changes in Budget Agreement \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Military Retirement Restoration Act preserves benefits, closes corporate tax loophole\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall announced that he has cosponsored the Military Retirement Restoration Act to safeguard military retirees from a proposed 1 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) cut for working-age military retirees. This change was included in the bipartisan budget agreement the Senate is expected to clear this week. The legislation would replace the $6 billion in total expected cuts to working-age military retirees' COLAs with an estimated $6.6 billion raised by eliminating a tax loophole for domestic corporations that make use of offshore tax havens. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and is also cosponsored by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Al Franken (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Udall (D-CO), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). \"The bipartisan budget deal replaces damaging across-the-board cuts with smarter alternatives that will support growth among small businesses, create jobs in New Mexico and across the country, support our active duty military, and avoid the devastating financial impacts of another government shutdown,\" Udall said. \"However, a promise was made to our military retirees, and the reduction in retirement benefits for working-age military retirees undermines this promise. That is why I'm supporting the Military Retirement Restoration Act, which will reverse the 1 percent reduction in cost of living adjustments to retirees who have dedicated over two decades of their lives to protecting our freedoms. This common-sense bill will decrease the deficit by closing a tax loophole while ensuring that working-age military retirees get the retirement benefits they have earned.\" Currently, companies that are incorporated offshore but managed and controlled from the United States can claim foreign status, which helps them avoid paying U.S. taxes. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and former member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Udall has worked to support veterans throughout his career. Udall is a cosponsor of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, and has fought to protect veterans' benefits and ensure that military service members return home to the resources needed to smoothly and successfully transition into civilian life. For more information about Udall's work for veterans, click here.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-joins-senate-in-approving-budget-that-reduces-sequestration-cuts-offers-relief-to-nm", "Udall Joins Senate in Approving Budget that Reduces Sequestration Cuts, Offers Relief to N.M.", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 18, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Joins Senate in Approving Budget that Reduces Sequestration Cuts, Offers Relief to N.M. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall joined the full Senate in voting for the bipartisan budget agreement, which was approved by a vote of 64-36. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly last week by a bipartisan vote of 332-94. Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been fighting for budget certainty and an end to the devastating sequestration cuts, which have disproportionately hurt New Mexico. He issued the following statement:\n \n\"While the budget bill is not exactly what I would have written, it does two very important things for New Mexico. It rolls back sequestration's harmful cuts to national defense, the national labs, public land agencies, and many other federal installations that are critical to New Mexico's economy. It also lays out federal budgets for the next two years, providing a level of certainty that New Mexico's federal installations have said is desperately needed. I am willing to work to remedy the problematic parts of this agreement in future legislation. I have cosponsored a bill that would restore an unfair cut to working-age military retirees' cost of living adjustments, and I will continue to fight against making permanent an administrative fee on oil and gas royalties that costs New Mexico around $10 million a year.\"Without this budget measure, we face more conflict over spending and likely further job losses in New Mexico. Another short-term spending measure like those we've passed recently would lock in sequestration's economically devastating across-the-board cuts and could lead to a government shutdown in just a few short weeks. Officials at New Mexico's federal installations have assured me that not only would another round of cuts and budget dysfunction lead to layoffs, it would also negatively impact national security and likely cause irreparable harm to the government's ability to recruit and retain the best minds in science, research and management.\"You wouldn't run a successful business by lurching from crisis to crisis and budgeting a few weeks at a time - and it's no way to run a government. I'm going to continue to work toward sensible, bipartisan solutions that keep our budgets in check while maintaining our government services, and keeping our national defense strong and our economy healthy in New Mexico and around the country.\"\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1501", "Udall, Moran Urge Overhaul of Federal IT Oversight to Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars [press_release]", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Moran Urge Overhaul of Federal IT Oversight to Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Bipartisan bill would increase accountability, ensure clear chain of command in federal IT process\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the first major overhaul of the government information technology (IT) procurement process in over a decade. The senators urged quick action on IT reform, announcing their bill as President Obama met with executives from tech firms to discuss ways to improve the functioning of the health care website, HealthCare.gov.\nThe legislation would help modernize the government's computer and technology systems, which in some cases lag far behind the private sector. In the process, the bill would also cut waste to save billions in taxpayer funds and prevent management and accountability problems that have plagued various federal IT initiatives, most recently HealthCare.gov.\n\"The federal government needs to be able to build cutting-edge, 21st century computer systems, but right now we are hobbled by laws written in the days of floppy disks and telephone modems,\" Udall said. \"We have an urgent need to modernize the law and especially to incorporate flexibility and accountability. I want to make sure that in the 21st century, citizens can depend on the web to interact with their government - especially when it comes to something as serious as health care insurance or taxes. As chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, I look forward to continuing to work for reforms with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle.\"\n\"Americans want an efficient and effective government. As I'm sure President Obama and White House officials heard this morning from technology executives, reforms to and increased oversight of our federal IT procurement process is critical to achieving this goal,\" Moran said. \"The systemically-flawed rollout of HealthCare.gov is one high-profile example of IT procurement failures, but numerous more projects incur cost overruns, project delays and are abandoned altogether. These examples of waste come at a cost of billions of dollars to American taxpayers. Our bill will help the federal government transition into the 21st Century in a fiscally responsible fashion by optimizing its use of IT.\"\nEach year, the federal government spends about $80 billion on information technology. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), at least 154 major federal IT investments totaling $10.4 billion are at risk and in need of management attention. GAO has also found that federal IT reforms such as empowering Chief Information Officers (CIOs), consolidating federal data centers, and transitioning to cloud computing services could save billions of dollars.\nIn July, the GAO detailed a number of problems with IT initiatives and recommended the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) work with federal agencies to better and more effectively implement the programs to save taxpayers billions of dollars. The report is available here.\nUdall and Moran's bill seeks to implement many of the GAO's recommendations and eliminate duplication and waste in federal information technology acquisition and management, in part by:\n \nEnsuring accountability by empowering federal CIOs, elevating their role in civilian agency budget planning processes, and increasing their ability to optimize how agencies use IT.\n \n \nImproving the transparency and expanding the scope of the OMB public website, the IT Dashboard, for federal IT spending.\n \nThe bill is cosponsored by Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE), who serves with Udall and Moran on the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) have introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1502", "Udall, Rubio Introduce Bill to Promote Historic Preservation Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions [press_release]", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Rubio Introduce Bill to Promote Historic Preservation Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill that would give Hispanic-serving colleges and universities increased access to a grant program designed to encourage more students to pursue historic and cultural preservation. The program is similar to one already available to historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and nontribal colleges with a high enrollment of Native Americans or Native Hawaiians.  The Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act of 2013 amends the National Historic Preservation Act by expanding eligibility for technical and financial assistance for preservation training and degree programs to include colleges and universities that are officially considered Hispanic-serving institutions by the U.S. Department of Education - generally schools at which 25 percent or more of the students are Hispanic or Latino.  \"New Mexico has a long and rich history that includes over 500 years of Hispanic settlement, and our colleges and universities are well-positioned to take advantage of this program,\" Udall said. \"This bill will help more students get inspired by our past and learn the skills to preserve our cultural history. Communities across our state can benefit - not only will encouraging historic preservation help us better understand our history, it's an economic development tool that can help increase tourism and create jobs.\" \"We are fortunate to have such a rich and diverse culture here in our country, and preserving our unique heritage is important,\" said Rubio. \"By allowing Hispanic-serving institutions to become eligible for support to implement cultural education programs under the National Historic Preservation Act, we will ensure those who wish to learn about, preserve and remember their cultural and national heritage have the ability to do so.\" More than 350 Hispanic-serving institutions across the country would benefit from the extended eligibility prescribed by the Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act. Hispanic-serving institutions represent about 10 percent of all higher education institutions in the United States, and educate over 50 percent of Hispanic students. This bill provides Hispanic-serving institutions with comparable access to technical or financial assistance to implement preservation and training programs as institutions with high enrollments of other minority populations. In addition to Udall and Rubio, the bill is cosponsored by Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced a similar bill in the House of Representatives.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221102619/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-nsa%E2%80%99s-overreach-unacceptable", "PEARCE: NSA\u2019S OVERREACH UNACCEPTABLE", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (December 17, 2013) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce issued the following statement on U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon\u2019s ruling that the NSA\u2019s metadata collection program is likely unconstitutional:\n\u201cFederal Judge Leon\u2019s decision yesterday yet again demonstrates the NSA\u2019s gross abuse of law.\u00a0 I have long called on Congress, the American people, and this administration to demand better of its agencies.\u00a0 The federal government MUST be held accountable for its actions.\u00a0 I urge my colleagues in the House and the Senate to come together and pass the USA FREEDOM Act, which mandates the NSA and other intelligence agencies once again comply with the laws of our nation, especially the Constitution.\u201d\nPearce is an original cosponsor of the USA FREEDOM Act, which would overhaul and restore the USA PATRIOT Act to its original intent by implementing major reforms to significantly rein in the NSA and other agencies from spying on Americans.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221174419/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=1504", "The Udall Update [blog]", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "As we close out the year, I'm proud to release a new episode of the \"The Udall Update,\" a public access television program that provides you with an inside look at what's happening in the U.S. Senate and how it impacts life in New Mexico.\nThe episode includes interviews, in-depth stories and feature segments about the work I am doing in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nIf you live in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Silver City you can watch \"The Udall Update\" on your local public access station, and anyone with Internet access can view the program online starting today.\nClick here to watch a new episode of \"The Udall Update.\"\nIn the \"Sensible Solutions\" segment, I discuss two important pieces of legislation I passed on behalf of New Mexicans, including an interview with Jayann Sepich of Carlsbad, who was the driving force behind passage of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act. The law was named after Jayann's daughter, a New Mexico State University graduate student whose tragic death in 2003 spurred passage of \"Katie's Law\" on the state level to collect DNA from individuals arrested for serious crimes.\nI successfully fought to pass the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act at the federal level to create incentives for states to implement programs like New Mexico's, and I was honored to work with the Sepich family on this sensible solution in Congress.\nThe segment also features an interview with Albuquerque residents MSgt Jessey Baca and his wife Maria about our work passing the Open Burn Pits Registry Act to help patients, doctors and VA officials determine to what extent air pollution caused by open air burn pits has led to medical conditions among service members.\nI became an advocate for creating this registry after meeting the Bacas, who detailed Jessey's battle with a multitude of health problems believed to be associated with burn pits, and I worked hard on a bipartisan basis to get this bill signed into law for them and other veterans who were exposed.\nFinally, in a segment called \"Tom's Inbox,\" I answer a letter from a constituent in Harding County about the work I am doing to support rural New Mexico.\nTo find out exactly when the episode will air in your community, please contact your local public access station from the list below. Extended interviews and additional footage\u00a0can also be seen online.\nI hope you enjoy the latest episode.\n\"The Udall Update\" is scheduled to air on the following channels. Please check local listings for exact air dates and times.\nAlbuquerque - Channels 26 & 27  Carlsbad - Channel23TV - Channel 23   Las Cruces - CLC TV - Channel 20   Los Alamos- Los Alamos PAC - Channel 8   Rio Rancho - RioVision Community Access TV - Channels 15 & 22   Santa Fe - Santa Fe Community Television - Channel 16   Silver City - Community Access Television of Silver - Channels 17, 18 & 19\nRemember, if you don't have access to these stations through your TV provider you can watch the entire episode on my YouTube channel.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221210843/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1505", "The Udall Update [video]", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Related News \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tRelated Blogs \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t THOMAS | The Library of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/statements-and-speeches/heinrich-statement-on-us-district-court-ruling-on-bulk-collection-of-phone-records", "Heinrich Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling on Bulk Collection of Phone Records", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling on Bulk Collection of Phone Records\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) issued the following statement regarding a decision by Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granting the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction to block the gathering of their telephone data because a program that collects Americans telephone records in bulk is likely unconstitutional:\r\n\"I agree with Judge Leon\u2019s view that the framers of our Constitution would be alarmed by the collection and long-term retention of personal information about millions of innocent Americans for a program that has added little of value to the fight against terrorism.\u00a0 We have allowed the intelligence community to stray from what the framers had in mind when they wrote the Fourth Amendment and were dealing directly with government overreach.\u00a0 It\u2019s increasingly clear that\u00a0some of\u00a0the NSA\u2019s current efforts are unnecessary, and possibly unlawful.\u00a0 I will continue fighting to end this bulk metadata collection program, and am confident that we can find a way to balance our civil liberties while also protecting our nation from terrorist threats.\"\r\nA member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), Senator Heinrich has been working to prohibit the National Security Agency (N.S.A.) from collecting Americans' information in bulk.\u00a0 During a closed meeting of the SSCI on Oct. 31, 2013 to consider legislation concerning the intelligence community\u2019s information gathering powers, he offered an amendment that would have prohibited the NSA from collecting Americans\u2019 cellphone location information in bulk, while still permitting the government to acquire this information with an individualized warrant.\u00a0 The amendment failed by a 7-8 vote.\u00a0 Read the\u00a0published committee report.\r\nSenator Heinrich is also an original cosponsor of the\u00a0USA FREEDOM Act, which would end the bulk collection of Americans' phone and other communications records under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and ensure that other authorities cannot be used to justify similar widespread collection.\u00a0 The bill also provides more safeguards against searches of Americans' communications collected in the course of targeting foreigners as authorized by the FISA Amendments Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-declassify-report-detailing-cias-interrogation-program", "Heinrich: Declassify Report Detailing CIA’s Interrogation Program", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich: Declassify Report Detailing CIA\u2019s Interrogation Program\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is calling for a full and transparent accounting of the CIA's interrogation program and full declassification of the committee's study on the program.\r\nLast year, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to adopt the study, which is a 6,000-page comprehensive review of the Bush administration's CIA interrogation program based on a documentary review of over six million pages of CIA and other records.\r\nDuring the confirmation hearing today for CIA General Counsel Nominee Caroline Diane Krass, Senator Heinrich made it clear that the CIA has misrepresented the content of the study, and urged that the full report be declassified so that the public knows the truth.\r\n\"I am convinced now more than ever that we need to declassify the full report, so that those with a political agenda can no longer manipulate public opinion by making false representations about what is, or is not, in the study,\" said Senator Heinrich.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/the-udall-update", "The Udall Update", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t The Udall Update \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAs we close out the year, I'm proud to release a new episode of the \"The Udall Update,\" a public access television program that provides you with an inside look at what's happening in the U.S. Senate and how it impacts life in New Mexico.\nThe episode includes interviews, in-depth stories and feature segments about the work I am doing in Washington on behalf of New Mexicans.\nIf you live in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Silver City you can watch \"The Udall Update\" on your local public access station, and anyone with Internet access can view the program online starting today.\nClick here to watch a new episode of \"The Udall Update.\"\nIn the \"Sensible Solutions\" segment, I discuss two important pieces of legislation I passed on behalf of New Mexicans, including an interview with Jayann Sepich of Carlsbad, who was the driving force behind passage of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act. The law was named after Jayann's daughter, a New Mexico State University graduate student whose tragic death in 2003 spurred passage of \"Katie's Law\" on the state level to collect DNA from individuals arrested for serious crimes.\nI successfully fought to pass the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act at the federal level to create incentives for states to implement programs like New Mexico's, and I was honored to work with the Sepich family on this sensible solution in Congress.\nThe segment also features an interview with Albuquerque residents MSgt Jessey Baca and his wife Maria about our work passing the Open Burn Pits Registry Act to help patients, doctors and VA officials determine to what extent air pollution caused by open air burn pits has led to medical conditions among service members.\nI became an advocate for creating this registry after meeting the Bacas, who detailed Jessey's battle with a multitude of health problems believed to be associated with burn pits, and I worked hard on a bipartisan basis to get this bill signed into law for them and other veterans who were exposed.\nFinally, in a segment called \"Tom's Inbox,\" I answer a letter from a constituent in Harding County about the work I am doing to support rural New Mexico.\nTo find out exactly when the episode will air in your community, please contact your local public access station from the list below. Extended interviews and additional footagecan also be seen online.\nI hope you enjoy the latest episode.\n\"The Udall Update\" is scheduled to air on the following channels. Please check local listings for exact air dates and times.\nAlbuquerque - Channels 26 & 27  Carlsbad - Channel23TV - Channel 23   Las Cruces - CLC TV - Channel 20   Los Alamos- Los Alamos PAC - Channel 8   Rio Rancho - RioVision Community Access TV - Channels 15 & 22   Santa Fe - Santa Fe Community Television - Channel 16   Silver City - Community Access Television of Silver - Channels 17, 18 & 19\nRemember, if you don't have access to these stations through your TV provider you can watch the entire episode on my YouTube channel.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-moran-urge-overhaul-of-federal-it-oversight-to-save-taxpayers-billions-of-dollars", "Udall, Moran Urge Overhaul of Federal IT Oversight to Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Moran Urge Overhaul of Federal IT Oversight to Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Bipartisan bill would increase accountability, ensure clear chain of command in federal IT process\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the first major overhaul of the government information technology (IT) procurement process in over a decade. The senators urged quick action on IT reform, announcing their bill as President Obama met with executives from tech firms to discuss ways to improve the functioning of the health care website, HealthCare.gov.\nThe legislation would help modernize the government's computer and technology systems, which in some cases lag far behind the private sector. In the process, the bill would also cut waste to save billions in taxpayer funds and prevent management and accountability problems that have plagued various federal IT initiatives, most recently HealthCare.gov.\n\"The federal government needs to be able to build cutting-edge, 21st century computer systems, but right now we are hobbled by laws written in the days of floppy disks and telephone modems,\" Udall said. \"We have an urgent need to modernize the law and especially to incorporate flexibility and accountability. I want to make sure that in the 21st century, citizens can depend on the web to interact with their government - especially when it comes to something as serious as health care insurance or taxes. As chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, I look forward to continuing to work for reforms with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle.\"\n\"Americans want an efficient and effective government. As I'm sure President Obama and White House officials heard this morning from technology executives, reforms to and increased oversight of our federal IT procurement process is critical to achieving this goal,\" Moran said. \"The systemically-flawed rollout of HealthCare.gov is one high-profile example of IT procurement failures, but numerous more projects incur cost overruns, project delays and are abandoned altogether. These examples of waste come at a cost of billions of dollars to American taxpayers. Our bill will help the federal government transition into the 21st Century in a fiscally responsible fashion by optimizing its use of IT.\"\nEach year, the federal government spends about $80 billion on information technology. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), at least 154 major federal IT investments totaling $10.4 billion are at risk and in need of management attention. GAO has also found that federal IT reforms such as empowering Chief Information Officers (CIOs), consolidating federal data centers, and transitioning to cloud computing services could save billions of dollars.\nIn July, the GAO detailed a number of problems with IT initiatives and recommended the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) work with federal agencies to better and more effectively implement the programs to save taxpayers billions of dollars. The report is available here.\nUdall and Moran's bill seeks to implement many of the GAO's recommendations and eliminate duplication and waste in federal information technology acquisition and management, in part by:\n \nEnsuring accountability by empowering federal CIOs, elevating their role in civilian agency budget planning processes, and increasing their ability to optimize how agencies use IT.\n \n \nImproving the transparency and expanding the scope of the OMB public website, the IT Dashboard, for federal IT spending.\n \nThe bill is cosponsored by Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE), who serves with Udall and Moran on the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) have introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-rubio-introduce-bill-to-promote-historic-preservation-education-at-hispanic-serving-institutions", "Udall, Rubio Introduce Bill to Promote Historic Preservation Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 17, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Rubio Introduce Bill to Promote Historic Preservation Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill that would give Hispanic-serving colleges and universities increased access to a grant program designed to encourage more students to pursue historic and cultural preservation. The program is similar to one already available to historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and nontribal colleges with a high enrollment of Native Americans or Native Hawaiians.  The Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act of 2013 amends the National Historic Preservation Act by expanding eligibility for technical and financial assistance for preservation training and degree programs to include colleges and universities that are officially considered Hispanic-serving institutions by the U.S. Department of Education - generally schools at which 25 percent or more of the students are Hispanic or Latino.  \"New Mexico has a long and rich history that includes over 500 years of Hispanic settlement, and our colleges and universities are well-positioned to take advantage of this program,\" Udall said. \"This bill will help more students get inspired by our past and learn the skills to preserve our cultural history. Communities across our state can benefit - not only will encouraging historic preservation help us better understand our history, it's an economic development tool that can help increase tourism and create jobs.\" \"We are fortunate to have such a rich and diverse culture here in our country, and preserving our unique heritage is important,\" said Rubio. \"By allowing Hispanic-serving institutions to become eligible for support to implement cultural education programs under the National Historic Preservation Act, we will ensure those who wish to learn about, preserve and remember their cultural and national heritage have the ability to do so.\" More than 350 Hispanic-serving institutions across the country would benefit from the extended eligibility prescribed by the Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act. Hispanic-serving institutions represent about 10 percent of all higher education institutions in the United States, and educate over 50 percent of Hispanic students. This bill provides Hispanic-serving institutions with comparable access to technical or financial assistance to implement preservation and training programs as institutions with high enrollments of other minority populations. In addition to Udall and Rubio, the bill is cosponsored by Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced a similar bill in the House of Representatives.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1500", "Udall Statement on District Court Ruling on NSA Phone Surveillance Program [press_release]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 16, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Statement on District Court Ruling on NSA Phone Surveillance Program \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall responded to the D.C. District Court ruling regarding the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program. Udall has long pushed for reforms that would balance national security with Americans' constitutional rights, including the USA FREEDOM Act to end the bulk collection of phone records, and two bills to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts. He has also led a bipartisan push to ask for an independent investigation of these programs by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). He issued the following statement:\n \n\"I voted against the Patriot Act in 2001 because I believed the law would undermine the constitutional rights of our citizens. I have shared the concern many New Mexicans feel that the NSA's dragnet surveillance of telephone and email records is an indiscriminate invasion of privacy. Today's District Court ruling affirms that the bulk collection of phone records violates Americans' fundamental right to be free from unreasonable searches. \n\"I have said for many years that the American people deserve an open debate in which the government must make its case for its surveillance programs, including proof that archiving the phone records of nearly all Americans is keeping us safe. Our constitution guarantees a system in which the people have the right to argue their case against the government in an open forum before an independent judiciary. But until recently, this debate has been carried out primarily in a secret court in which only one side - the government's - is represented. With this case, Americans got their day in court. \n\"We can protect our national security without sacrificing our constitutional rights. And I hope today's ruling will prove to be an important milestone on the path toward increased transparency and comprehensive reforms to our surveillance programs, including an end to bulk phone record collection and the creation of a new privacy advocate within the secretive FISA court. \"\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185458/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548697", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Thursday in Hidalgo County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Hidalgo County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Lordsburg Hidalgo County Senior Citizens Center in Lordsburg from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185519/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548698", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Thursday in Grant County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Grant County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Bayard Public Library in Bayard from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185535/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548700", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Thursday in Socorro County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Socorro.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Socorro Public Library from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185603/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548699", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Thursday in Rio Arriba County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Rio Arriba County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Beatrice Martinez Senior Center in Espa\u00f1ola from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Santa Fe office at (505) 988-6511.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185637/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548696", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Thursday in Luna County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Luna County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Deming Luna County Senior Citizens Center\u00a0from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185734/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548689", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Tuesday in Lincoln County [event]", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Lincoln County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Ruidoso Public Library from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-statement-on-district-court-ruling-on-nsa-phone-surveillance-program", "Udall Statement on District Court Ruling on NSA Phone Surveillance Program", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 16, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Statement on District Court Ruling on NSA Phone Surveillance Program \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall responded to the D.C. District Court ruling regarding the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program. Udall has long pushed for reforms that would balance national security with Americans' constitutional rights, including the USA FREEDOM Act to end the bulk collection of phone records, and two bills to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts. He has also led a bipartisan push to ask for an independent investigation of these programs by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). He issued the following statement:\n \n\"I voted against the Patriot Act in 2001 because I believed the law would undermine the constitutional rights of our citizens. I have shared the concern many New Mexicans feel that the NSA's dragnet surveillance of telephone and email records is an indiscriminate invasion of privacy. Today's District Court ruling affirms that the bulk collection of phone records violates Americans' fundamental right to be free from unreasonable searches. \n\"I have said for many years that the American people deserve an open debate in which the government must make its case for its surveillance programs, including proof that archiving the phone records of nearly all Americans is keeping us safe. Our constitution guarantees a system in which the people have the right to argue their case against the government in an open forum before an independent judiciary. But until recently, this debate has been carried out primarily in a secret court in which only one side - the government's - is represented. With this case, Americans got their day in court. \n\"We can protect our national security without sacrificing our constitutional rights. And I hope today's ruling will prove to be an important milestone on the path toward increased transparency and comprehensive reforms to our surveillance programs, including an end to bulk phone record collection and the creation of a new privacy advocate within the secretive FISA court. \"\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185657/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548680", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Wednesday in Edgewood [event]", "2013-12-15", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Edgewood.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Edgewood Community Center from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185716/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548679", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Wednesday in Tijeras [event]", "2013-12-15", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Tijeras.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Tijeras Village Hall from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185841/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548678", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours Tuesday in Otero County [event]", "2013-12-15", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Otero County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Alamogordo Public Library from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Las Cruces office at (575) 526-5475.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/in-the-news/nm-senators-representatives-back-freedom-to-marry", "NM senators, representatives back ‘freedom to marry’", "2013-12-14", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Taos News: NM senators, representatives back \u2018freedom to marry\u2019\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                    By:\u00a0\r\n                    Staff report\r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            Saturday, December 14, 2013\r\n            \n\t\n\r\n            \r\n            U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and Congressman Ben Ray Lujan reaffirmed their support for marriage equality and joined the work of New Mexico Unites for Marriage, the campaign dedicated to securing and protecting that freedom for everyone in the state.\r\nTheir endorsements come as the New Mexico Supreme Court is poised to rule on a case filed on behalf of six plaintiff couples who were represented by the ACLU of New Mexico, the national ACLU, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and local attorneys.\r\n\u201cI enthusiastically support the freedom to marry for everyone in New Mexico,\u201d said Udall in a prepared statement. \u201cFamily comes first for all of us and that\u2019s why it is imperative that we support all New Mexican families and work together to win marriage equality and defend it if we must.\u201d\r\n\u201cI am very hopeful that the New Mexico Supreme Court will find that our constitution supports full equality for all our citizens,\u201d said\u00a0 Heinrich in a prepared statemtent. \u201cMarriage is the foundation of a strong community and I will do all I can to secure and protect this freedom for loving gay and lesbian couples and their families.\u201d\r\n\u201cNow that legally married same-sex couples can access the critical federal protections so necessary in times of stress and crisis, it is important to ensure that every couple can make that personal choice of marriage,\u201d said Lujan in a prepared statement. \u201cGay and lesbian couples make the same contributions and sacrifices that we all do, including paying taxes, owning business and caring for their families. It is time everyone is treated equally under the law.\u201d\r\n\u201cWe are extremely grateful to have Sens. Udall and Heinrich and Congressman Lujan onboard to support our work to win and defend marriage equality,\u201d said campaign manager Robert Adams in a prepared statement. \u201cOver 1,700 same-sex couples have already married in New Mexico, and that fundamental freedom belongs to everyone in the state.\u00a0 New Mexico Unites for Marriage is committed to making that dream a reality.\u201d\r\nNew Mexico Unites for Marriage is a coalition of state and national organizations, business, faith and civic leaders and everyday New Mexicans who support marriage equality.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/heinrich-lujan-grisham-introduce-bill-to-improve-recreational-access-to", "Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Introduce Bill To Improve Recreational Access To Crest Of Montezuma In Placitas", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221081301/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-we-must-continue-support-our-troops", "PEARCE: WE MUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (December 13, 2013) \u2013 This week, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce voted with the House to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014.\n\u00a0\u201cOur men and women in uniform, and their families, make incredible sacrifices every day to defend our freedoms and keep us safe,\u201d said Pearce.\u00a0 \u201cSupporting our troops must always be a top priority.\u00a0 This year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act provides the funds that our men and women in uniform need.\u00a0 It also includes key language to protect White Sands so that its vital national security mission can continue.\u00a0 I am proud to vote for this important legislation, and stand by to assist our servicemen and women in every way I can.\u201d\nThe bill, which passed the House with strong bipartisan support, included an amendment introduced by Rep. Pearce to protect White Sands Missile Range and its mission.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185758/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548677", "Udall Serving You: Office Hours Tuesday in Raton [event]", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host an upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Raton.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nA member of my staff will be at the Raton City Hall from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and I encourage you to stop by.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nSome of the areas Udall can help YoU with include:\nVeterans: Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security: Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration: Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing: Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports: Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\nFor more information, please contact my Portales office at (575) 356-6811.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185902/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548675", "Udall Serving YoU: Office Hours in Bernalillo County [event]", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "My office is pleased to host upcoming Udall Serving YoU open office hours in Bernalillo County.\nIf you're having problems with a federal agency, Udall Serving YoU open office hours are an opportunity to meet with my staff at a location in your community to discuss how my office can help.\nThere are hundreds of different agencies within the federal government and you can find more about the sorts of issues that I can address on my Help with Federal Agencies page.\nJoin my staff for the next Udall Serving YoU in your community:\nNortheast Albuquerque  9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  Holiday Park Community Center  11710 Comanche Rd. NE\n1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  Mesa Verde Community Center  7900 Marquette Ave. NE\nNorthwest Albuquerque  9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  Don Newton/Taylor Ranch Community Center  4900 Kachina St. NW\n1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  North Valley Senior Center  3825 4th St. NW\nSoutheast Albuquerque  9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  Jack Candelaria Community Center  400 San Jose Ave. SE\n1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  Cesar Chavez Community Center  7505 Kathryn Ave. SE\nSouthwest Albuquerque  9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013  South Valley Economic Development Center, Conference Room  318 Isleta Blvd. SW\n1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.  Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013   Westgate Community Center  1400 Snow Vista Blvd. SW\nSome of the areas\u00a0Udall can help YoU\u00a0with include:\n \nVeterans:\u00a0Veterans' benefits, eligibility determinations, VA home loans, and replacements of medals earned.\nSocial Security:\u00a0Social Security benefits and eligibility, missing checks.\nImmigration:\u00a0Assistance with naturalization applications, immigrant petitions for relatives and adjustment of status applications that are delayed or lost.\nHousing:\u00a0Problems with housing vouchers, federal loan programs and HUD.\nPassports:\u00a0Obtaining an emergency passport, help with a lost passport and overseas travel restrictions.\n \nFor more information, please contact my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001742/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=event&id=548287", "Tom Tours the \"Jalgae\" Plant [event]", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Recent Videos & Photos \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproving Care for Rural Veterans\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Hosts Sec. 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["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-lujan-grisham-introduce-bill-to-improve-recreational-access-to-crest-of-montezuma-in-placitas", "Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Introduce Bill To Improve Recreational Access To Crest Of Montezuma In Placitas", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Introduce Bill To Improve Recreational Access To Crest Of Montezuma In Placitas\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 13, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)\u00a0and\u00a0U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (N.M.-1) have\u00a0introduced legislation in the Senate and the House to add the Crest of Montezuma to the north end of the Cibola National Forest and shift its management from the\u00a0Bureau of Land Management\u00a0(BLM) to\u00a0the U.S. Forest Service. The\u00a0companion\u00a0bills would improve recreational access for local residents while ensuring the land, located just east of the village of Placitas in New Mexico, is not subject to future mining and development.\r\n\u201cThe Crest of Montezuma is the backdrop to\u00a0historic Placitas village.\u00a0But many local residents have shared their concerns with me about the future of this land. Most concerning to them are the ways in which access could be restricted for recreational uses and that a critical corridor for wildlife would be endangered,\"\u00a0said Sen. Heinrich, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. \u201cBy shifting the management of the Crest of Montezuma to the Forest Service, New Mexicans can be sure that the land is not sold to private interests or developed for mineral resources. I look forward to working with Representative Lujan Grisham to improve recreational access\u00a0to this spectacular area for families now and for future generations to enjoy.\u201d\r\n\"New Mexico's treasured public lands are a vital aspect of our state's history, economy and culture,\" said Rep. Lujan Grisham. \"This legislation will ensure that the Crest of Montezuma is protected from future development while also improving recreational access for local communities. I'm proud to be working with Senator Heinrich to preserve this area for the New Mexicans who enjoy it and the diverse wildlife that inhabit it.\"\r\nThe legislation would also simplify management of the area by\u00a0unifying federal land management under the Forest Service. \u00a0\r\nThis proposal has strong support from the local community, including Las Placitas Association, a citizen group that represents residents near the Crest of Montezuma, and the New Mexico Wildlife Federation.\r\nAs a member of the House of Representatives, then-Rep. Heinrich introduced a similar bill that passed the House by a unanimous vote in 2012.\u00a0This is the first time the legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lujan-grisham-votes-for-bipartisan-budget-agreement", "Lujan Grisham Votes for Bipartisan Budget Agreement", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamagordo-staff-office-hours", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday January 7 to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor Details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nJan 7, 2014\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm\u00a0to 4:00pm\nOtero County Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/alamagordo-staff-office-hours-0", "Alamogordo: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Alamogordo on Tuesday January 21 to anwer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issues related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE. \nJan 21, 2014\nAlamogordo, NM - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - 1:30pm-4:00pm\nOtero County\u00a0Administration Building\n1101 New York Ave, Room 115\nAlamogordo, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/carlsbad-staff-office-hours-6", "Carlsbad: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Carlsbad on Wednesday January 8th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue related to a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please contact my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nJan 8th, 2014\nCarlsbad, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 2:00pm - 4:00pm\nEddy County Administration Building, Room 210\n101 W. Greene St.\nCarlsbad, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/hobbs-staff-office-hours-6", "Hobbs: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Hobbs on Wednesday January 8th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue with a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nJan 8th, 2014\nHobbs, NM - Every 1st Wednesday of the month - 10:00am-12:00pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\n200 East Broadway, Suite 200\nHobbs, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://pearce.house.gov/event/silver-city-staff-office-hours-3", "Silver City: Staff Office Hours", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I will have staff in Silver City on Tuesday January 14th to answer questions, discuss any ideas or concerns you might have, or assist you with casework or issue with a federal agency.\nFor details or to set up an appointment, Please call my office at 1-855-4-PEARCE.\nJan 14th, 2014\nSilver City, NM - Every 2nd Tuesday of the month - 1:00pm - 3:30pm\nOffice of Steve Pearce\nGrant County Chamber of Commerce\n3130 Highway 180 E., Suite C\nSilver City, NM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1497", "Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill [press_release]", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Bill would designate national monument to protect outstanding resources, boost economy, create jobs, enhance recreation and hunting\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n \n \n   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to preserve some of Do\u00f1a Ana County's most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region's tourism and outdoor economy, creating jobs and improving hunting and hiking opportunities. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument to conserve, protect and enhance scenic, recreational and culturally significant land. \n  The new monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and would include eight new wilderness areas. Studies show that designating the area a national monument would bring new visitors and business opportunities, generating $7.4 million in new economic activity annually. \n  \"Designating a national monument would put the Organ Mountains and other\u00a0spectacular areas of Do\u00f1a Ana County on recreation maps around the world, attracting tourists to Southern New Mexico, creating jobs and bringing in millions of dollars in tourism revenue, Udall said. \"The Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans. Our bill would help ensure local families and visitors will continue to be able to hike, hunt, and learn from the thousands of significant historic sites throughout the hills for generations to come.\" \n  \"The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region offers outstanding cultural resources, tourism and recreational opportunities like hunting, hiking, and camping, and links us strongly to our past. For years, diverse coalitions in New Mexico have worked tirelessly for its permanent protection. By designating this natural treasure a national monument, a critical piece of our shared outdoor heritage will be protected for us now and for future generations of Americans to enjoy,\" Heinrich said. \"I look forward to working with Senator Tom Udall and communities across New Mexico to get this done.\" The bill conserves land in an area stretching across the Organ, Do\u00f1a Ana, Potrillo, Robledo and Uvas mountains, home to game animals, such as pronghorn sheep and deer, as well as rare plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world, including the Organ Mountains pincushion cactus. It encompasses Broad Canyon, Sleeping Lady Hills, Rough and Ready Hills, Picacho Peak, Mount Riley, Pe\u00f1a Blanca and Bishop's Cap. And it contains over 5,000 archeologically and culturally significant sites, including Geronimo's Cave, Billy the Kid's Outlaw Rock, Spanish settlement sites, and numerous petroglyphs and pictographs. The national monument proposal is the result of many years of research and conversations with the surrounding communities, as well as White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, and the U.S. Border Patrol. Importantly, the bill preserves existing grazing rights and vehicular access to 100 percent of roads leading to currently used water wells, troughs and corrals, and it enhances hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. It also strengthens border security in the region by releasing wilderness study areas within five miles of the international border, creating a buffer area for Border Patrol activities, and adding an additional road for border security purposes. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act: \n    \n   Boosts the economy and creates jobs. A recent study found that new visitors would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity and create new jobs. \n   Conserves wildlife habitat and enhances hunting opportunities for generations to come. \n   Protects some of Southern New Mexico's most iconic vistas and preserves important landmarks and archeological and cultural resources. \n   Increases flexibility for Border Patrol to conduct operations. \n   Directs the completion of a watershed restoration assessment that will support flood prevention. \n   Maintains existing grazing allotments under the current rangeland management guidelines. \n    \n  \n   Udall and Heinrich announced the bill's introduction during a press conference call earlier today. To download the audio of the call, click \n   here.\u00a0\n   \n   \n  Legislative Text - S. 1805 - The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act by Tom Udall \n   \n  \u00a0\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1499", "Udall-Heinrich Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act [press_release]", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall-Heinrich Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t House Fails to Include Provisions for Fort Bliss\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators\u00a0\u00a0Tom Udall and\u00a0Martin Heinrich today made the following statements in response to a provision included in the compromise language of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released yesterday. The provision is part of a bill the New Mexico senators introduced earlier this year, which passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to strengthen the missions at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss.\n\"White Sands Missile Range is a critical and valuable asset for New Mexico and for our national security, and I'm glad that that these measures to strengthen WSMR were included in this year's defense bill. This commonsense bill sets aside an enduring buffer that clarifies the boundaries and protects this unique asset from incompatible development,\" said Sen. Udall. \"Fort Bliss needs similar protection, and we'll continue to work to ensure that the remaining portions of our bill can be passed and enacted as soon as possible.\"\n\"I am pleased that both the House and Senate came together to support this important provision for White Sands Missile Range.  This expansion is critical to strengthening WSMR's vital national security mission and will further protect it from encroachment,\" said Sen. Heinrich. \"However, I am disappointed that similar buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss failed to advance in the House.  Despite receiving broad support from the Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management,  White Sands Missile Range, community leaders, and specifically from Fort Bliss, the House neglected to introduce and consider common sense legislation that will further protect Fort Bliss from encroachment and incompatible development. I will continue to advocate  for the buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss and encourage my House colleagues to support their passage in next year's defense bill.\"\nThe Udall-Heinrich bill was reintroduced as part of an amendment to the NDAA.  House negotiators objected to the language since the Fort Bliss provisions were never introduced in the House of Representatives.\nThe bullets below summarize the specific land exchanges:\n \nWhite Sands Missile Range (included in NDAA) Transfers 5,100 acres of land from the BLM to the Army in order to provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range;\n \n \nFort Bliss (not included in NDAA) Transfers 2,050 acres of land in Fillmore Canyon from the Army to the BLM to create a boundary that is more clearly identifiable to the public to prevent accidental trespass onto Fort Bliss; and\n \n \nFort Bliss (not included in NDAA) Prohibits the BLM from selling or exchanging 35,550 acres of land in order to prevent incompatible development near the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Range Complex and Training Areas that include some of the Army's premier large weapons system firing ranges and artillery firing boxes. This land will still be accessible to the public for recreation, grazing, transportation, and other existing uses.\n \n\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221082548/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-budget-must-address-debt", "PEARCE: BUDGET MUST ADDRESS DEBT", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (December 12, 2013) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce voted against the proposed budget deal, which will cost New Mexico nearly $100 million dollars, while doing nothing to address the debt.\n\u201cI commend Chairman Ryan and all those involved for their dedication to return Washington to a real budget instead of continuing resolutions and temporary measures,\u201d said Pearce.\u00a0 \u201cHowever, this solution is not without significant flaws.\u00a0 The proposal directly impacts New Mexican families by reducing New Mexico\u2019s share of receipts from commercial activity on federal lands\u2014money that we rely on for schools and roads. \u00a0This budget does nothing to reduce our national debt.\u00a0 Our nation spends nearly a trillion more a year than we collect, but this proposal does not have any productive deficit reduction.\u00a0 The people of southern New Mexico sent me to Washington to rein in our national debt\u2014this is not the solution they asked for.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221174441/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=1498", "Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks [blog]", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Today I'm proud to introduce legislation to preserve some of our state's most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region's tourism and outdoor economy, creating jobs and improving hunting and hiking opportunities.\nOur Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument on 498,815 acres to conserve to conserve and protect scenic, recreational and culturally significant land.\nDesignating a national monument would put the Organ Mountains and other spectacular areas of Do\u00f1a Ana County on recreation maps around the world, attracting tourists to Southern New Mexico, creating jobs and bringing in millions of dollars in tourism revenue.\nThe Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans. Our bill would help ensure local families and visitors will continue to be able to hike, hunt, and learn from the thousands of significant historic sites throughout the hills for generations to come.\nThe new monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and would include eight new wilderness areas. Studies estimate that designating the area a national monument would bring new visitors and business opportunities, generating $7.4 million in new economic activity annually.\nAt the same time, by designating a monument, we're able to conserve the land while also preserving access to existing grazing rights, releasing wilderness study areas from consideration - to give U.S. Border Patrol increased flexibility for patrols, enhancing hunting opportunities, and ensuring watershed restoration and flood control can continue.\nThe national monument proposal is the result of many years of research and conversations with the surrounding communities, as well as White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, and the U.S. Border Patrol.\nThe bill conserves land in an area stretching across the Organ, Do\u00f1a Ana, Potrillo, Robledo and Uvas Mountains; home to game animals, such as pronghorn sheep, quail, and deer; as well as rare plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world, including the Organ Mountains pincushion cactus.\nFor more information, download the fact sheet below, access the legislative text and share the infographic to spread the word about how the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument would help New Mexico's economy.\nThe Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act:\n \nBoosts the economy and creates jobs. A recent study found that new visitors would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity and  over $560,000 in additional local and state tax revenue each year, and create new jobs.\nConserves wildlife habitat and enhances hunting opportunities for generations to come.\nProtects some of Southern New Mexico's most iconic vistas and preserves important landmarks and archeological and cultural resources.\nIncreases flexibility for Border Patrol to conduct operations.\nDirects the completion of a watershed health assessment that will support restoration and flood prevention.\nMaintains existing grazing as part of our state's heritage.\n \n\u00a0\nOverview Map of the Proposed Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument by Tom Udall\n\u00a0\nOrgan Mountains Area Map\nMap of the Desert Peaks Complex\nMap of the Potrillo Mountains Complex\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nLegislative Text - S. 1805 - The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act by Tom Udall", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-udall-provision-to-expand-white-sands-included-in-defense-authorization-act", "Heinrich-Udall Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich-Udall Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHouse Fails to Include Provisions for Fort Bliss\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) today made the following statements in response to a provision included in the compromise language of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released yesterday. The provision is part of a bill\u00a0the New Mexico senators\u00a0introduced\u00a0earlier this year, which\u00a0passed\u00a0the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to strengthen the missions at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss.\r\n\u201cI am pleased that both the House and Senate came together to support this important provision for White Sands Missile Range.\u00a0 This expansion is critical to strengthening WSMR\u2019s vital national security mission and will further protect it from encroachment,\"\u00a0said Sen. Heinrich.\u00a0\"However,\u00a0I am disappointed that similar buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss failed to advance in the House.\u00a0 Despite receiving broad support from the Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management,\u00a0 White Sands Missile Range, community leaders, and specifically from Fort Bliss, the House neglected to introduce and consider common sense legislation that will further protect Fort Bliss from encroachment and incompatible development.\u00a0I will continue to advocate for the buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss and encourage my House colleagues to support their passage in next year\u2019s defense bill.\u201d\r\n\"White Sands Missile Range is a critical and valuable asset for New Mexico and for our national security, and I'm glad that that these measures to strengthen WSMR were included in this year's defense bill. This commonsense bill sets aside an enduring buffer that clarifies the boundaries and protects this unique asset from incompatible development,\" said Sen. Udall.\u00a0\"Fort Bliss needs similar protection, and\u00a0we'll continue to work to ensure that the remaining portions of our bill can be passed and enacted as soon as possible.\"\r\nThe Heinrich-Udall bill was reintroduced as part of an amendment to the NDAA.\u00a0\u00a0House negotiators\u00a0objected to the language since the Fort Bliss provisions were never introduced in the House of Representatives. \u00a0\u00a0\r\nThe bullets below summarize the specific land exchanges:\r\nWhite Sands Missile Range (included in NDAA)\u00a0\u00a0Transfers 5,100 acres of land from the BLM to the Army in order to provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range;\r\nFort Bliss (not\u00a0included in NDAA)\u00a0Transfers 2,050 acres of land in Fillmore Canyon from the Army to the BLM to create a boundary that is more clearly identifiable to the public to prevent accidental trespass onto Fort Bliss; and\r\nFort Bliss (not\u00a0included in NDAA)\u00a0Prohibits the BLM from selling or exchanging 35,550 acres of land in order to prevent incompatible development near the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Range Complex and Training Areas that include some of the Army's premier large weapons system firing ranges and artillery firing boxes. This land will still be accessible to the public for recreation, grazing, transportation, and other existing uses.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/udall-heinrich-introduce-organ-mountains-desert-peaks-conservation-bill", "Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tBill would designate national monument to boost economy, create jobs, enhance recreation and hunting  \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0Today,\u00a0U.S. Senators Tom Udall\u00a0and\u00a0Martin Heinrich\u00a0introduced legislation to preserve some of Do\u00f1a Ana County\u2019s most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region\u2019s tourism and outdoor economy, creating jobs and improving hunting and hiking opportunities.\u00a0The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks\u00a0National Monument to conserve, protect and enhance scenic, recreational and culturally significant land.\u00a0\r\nThe new monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and would include\u00a0eight new wilderness areas. Studies show that designating the area a national monument would bring new visitors and business opportunities, generating $7.4 million in new economic activity annually.\r\n\u201cDesignating a national monument would put the Organ Mountains and other spectacular areas of Do\u00f1a Ana County on recreation maps around the world, attracting tourists to Southern New Mexico, creating jobs and bringing in millions of dollars in tourism revenue,\u201d Udall said. \u201cThe Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans. Our bill would help ensure local families and visitors will continue to be able to hike, hunt, and learn from the thousands of significant historic sites throughout the hills for generations to come.\u201d\r\n\u201cThe Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region offers outstanding cultural resources, tourism and recreational opportunities like hunting, hiking, and camping, and links us strongly to our past. For years, diverse coalitions in New Mexico have worked tirelessly for its permanent protection. By designating this natural treasure a national monument, a critical piece of our shared outdoor heritage will be protected for us now and for future generations of Americans to enjoy,\u201d Heinrich said. \u201cI look forward to working with Senator Tom Udall and communities across New Mexico to get this done.\u201d\r\nThe bill conserves land in an area stretching across the Organ, Do\u00f1a Ana, Potrillo, Robledo and Uvas mountains, home to game animals, such as pronghorn sheep and deer, as well as rare plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world, including the Organ Mountains pincushion cactus. It encompasses Broad Canyon, Sleeping Lady Hills, Rough and Ready Hills, Picacho Peak, Mount Riley, Pe\u00f1a Blanca and Bishop\u2019s Cap. And it contains over 5,000 archeologically and culturally significant sites, including Geronimo\u2019s Cave, Billy the Kid\u2019s Outlaw Rock, Spanish settlement sites, and numerous petroglyphs and pictographs.\r\nThe national monument proposal is the result of many years of research and conversations with the surrounding communities, as well as White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, and the U.S. Border Patrol.\r\nImportantly, the bill preserves existing grazing rights and\u00a0vehicular access to\u00a0100 percent of roads leading to currently used water wells, troughs and corrals, and it enhances hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. It also strengthens border security in the region by releasing wilderness study areas within five miles of the international border, creating a buffer area for Border Patrol activities,\u00a0and\u00a0adding an additional road for border security purposes.\r\nThe Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act:\r\n\r\n \r\nBoosts the economy and creates jobs. A recent study found that new visitors would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity and create new jobs.\r\nConserves wildlife habitat and enhances hunting opportunities for generations to come.\r\nProtects some of Southern New Mexico\u2019s most iconic vistas and preserves important landmarks and archeological and cultural resources.\r\nIncreases flexibility for Border Patrol to conduct operations.\r\nDirects the completion of a watershed restoration assessment that will support flood prevention.\r\nMaintains existing grazing allotments under the current rangeland management guidelines.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/organ-mountains-desert-peaks", "Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tToday I'm proud to introduce legislation to preserve some of our state's most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region's tourism and outdoor economy, creating jobs and improving hunting and hiking opportunities.\nOur Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument on 498,815 acres to conserve to conserve and protect scenic, recreational and culturally significant land.\nDesignating a national monument would put the Organ Mountains and other spectacular areas of Doa Ana County on recreation maps around the world, attracting tourists to Southern New Mexico, creating jobs and bringing in millions of dollars in tourism revenue.\nThe Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans. Our bill would help ensure local families and visitors will continue to be able to hike, hunt, and learn from the thousands of significant historic sites throughout the hills for generations to come.\nThe new monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and would include eight new wilderness areas. Studies estimate that designating the area a national monument would bring new visitors and business opportunities, generating $7.4 million in new economic activity annually.\nAt the same time, by designating a monument, we're able to conserve the land while also preserving access to existing grazing rights, releasing wilderness study areas from consideration - to give U.S. Border Patrol increased flexibility for patrols, enhancing hunting opportunities, and ensuring watershed restoration and flood control can continue.\nThe national monument proposal is the result of many years of research and conversations with the surrounding communities, as well as White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, and the U.S. Border Patrol.\nThe bill conserves land in an area stretching across the Organ, Doa Ana, Potrillo, Robledo and Uvas Mountains; home to game animals, such as pronghorn sheep, quail, and deer; as well as rare plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world, including the Organ Mountains pincushion cactus.\nFor more information, download the fact sheet below, access the legislative text and share the infographic to spread the word about how the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument would help New Mexico's economy.\nThe Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act:\n \nBoosts the economy and creates jobs. A recent study found that new visitors would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity and  over $560,000 in additional local and state tax revenue each year, and create new jobs.\nConserves wildlife habitat and enhances hunting opportunities for generations to come.\nProtects some of Southern New Mexico's most iconic vistas and preserves important landmarks and archeological and cultural resources.\nIncreases flexibility for Border Patrol to conduct operations.\nDirects the completion of a watershed health assessment that will support restoration and flood prevention.\nMaintains existing grazing as part of our state's heritage.\n \n\nOverview Map of the Proposed Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument by Tom Udall\n\nOrgan Mountains Area Map\nMap of the Desert Peaks Complex\nMap of the Potrillo Mountains Complex\n\n\nLegislative Text - S. 1805 - The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act by Tom Udall\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-heinrich-introduce-organ-mountains-desert-peaks-conservation-bill", "Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Bill would designate national monument to protect outstanding resources, boost economy, create jobs, enhance recreation and hunting\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n \n \n   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to preserve some of Doa Ana County's most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region's tourism and outdoor economy, creating jobs and improving hunting and hiking opportunities. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act would designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument to conserve, protect and enhance scenic, recreational and culturally significant land. \n  The new monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and would include eight new wilderness areas. Studies show that designating the area a national monument would bring new visitors and business opportunities, generating $7.4 million in new economic activity annually. \n  \"Designating a national monument would put the Organ Mountains and otherspectacular areas of Doa Ana County on recreation maps around the world, attracting tourists to Southern New Mexico, creating jobs and bringing in millions of dollars in tourism revenue, Udall said. \"The Organ Mountains and surrounding area form a beautiful and iconic backdrop for Las Cruces and are beloved by New Mexicans. Our bill would help ensure local families and visitors will continue to be able to hike, hunt, and learn from the thousands of significant historic sites throughout the hills for generations to come.\" \n  \"The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region offers outstanding cultural resources, tourism and recreational opportunities like hunting, hiking, and camping, and links us strongly to our past. For years, diverse coalitions in New Mexico have worked tirelessly for its permanent protection. By designating this natural treasure a national monument, a critical piece of our shared outdoor heritage will be protected for us now and for future generations of Americans to enjoy,\" Heinrich said. \"I look forward to working with Senator Tom Udall and communities across New Mexico to get this done.\" The bill conserves land in an area stretching across the Organ, Doa Ana, Potrillo, Robledo and Uvas mountains, home to game animals, such as pronghorn sheep and deer, as well as rare plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the world, including the Organ Mountains pincushion cactus. It encompasses Broad Canyon, Sleeping Lady Hills, Rough and Ready Hills, Picacho Peak, Mount Riley, Pea Blanca and Bishop's Cap. And it contains over 5,000 archeologically and culturally significant sites, including Geronimo's Cave, Billy the Kid's Outlaw Rock, Spanish settlement sites, and numerous petroglyphs and pictographs. The national monument proposal is the result of many years of research and conversations with the surrounding communities, as well as White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, and the U.S. Border Patrol. Importantly, the bill preserves existing grazing rights and vehicular access to 100 percent of roads leading to currently used water wells, troughs and corrals, and it enhances hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. It also strengthens border security in the region by releasing wilderness study areas within five miles of the international border, creating a buffer area for Border Patrol activities, and adding an additional road for border security purposes. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act: \n    \n   Boosts the economy and creates jobs. A recent study found that new visitors would generate $7.4 million in new economic activity and create new jobs. \n   Conserves wildlife habitat and enhances hunting opportunities for generations to come. \n   Protects some of Southern New Mexico's most iconic vistas and preserves important landmarks and archeological and cultural resources. \n   Increases flexibility for Border Patrol to conduct operations. \n   Directs the completion of a watershed restoration assessment that will support flood prevention. \n   Maintains existing grazing allotments under the current rangeland management guidelines. \n    \n  \n   Udall and Heinrich announced the bill's introduction during a press conference call earlier today. To download the audio of the call, click \n   here.\n   \n   \n  Legislative Text - S. 1805 - The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act by Tom Udall \n   \n  \n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-heinrich-provision-to-expand-white-sands-included-in-defense-authorization-act", "Udall-Heinrich Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 12, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall-Heinrich Provision to Expand White Sands Included in Defense Authorization Act \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t House Fails to Include Provisions for Fort Bliss\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. SenatorsTom Udall andMartin Heinrich today made the following statements in response to a provision included in the compromise language of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released yesterday. The provision is part of a bill the New Mexico senators introduced earlier this year, which passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to strengthen the missions at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss.\n\"White Sands Missile Range is a critical and valuable asset for New Mexico and for our national security, and I'm glad that that these measures to strengthen WSMR were included in this year's defense bill. This commonsense bill sets aside an enduring buffer that clarifies the boundaries and protects this unique asset from incompatible development,\" said Sen. Udall. \"Fort Bliss needs similar protection, and we'll continue to work to ensure that the remaining portions of our bill can be passed and enacted as soon as possible.\"\n\"I am pleased that both the House and Senate came together to support this important provision for White Sands Missile Range.  This expansion is critical to strengthening WSMR's vital national security mission and will further protect it from encroachment,\" said Sen. Heinrich. \"However, I am disappointed that similar buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss failed to advance in the House.  Despite receiving broad support from the Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management,  White Sands Missile Range, community leaders, and specifically from Fort Bliss, the House neglected to introduce and consider common sense legislation that will further protect Fort Bliss from encroachment and incompatible development. I will continue to advocate  for the buffer zone provisions for Fort Bliss and encourage my House colleagues to support their passage in next year's defense bill.\"\nThe Udall-Heinrich bill was reintroduced as part of an amendment to the NDAA.  House negotiators objected to the language since the Fort Bliss provisions were never introduced in the House of Representatives.\nThe bullets below summarize the specific land exchanges:\n \nWhite Sands Missile Range (included in NDAA) Transfers 5,100 acres of land from the BLM to the Army in order to provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range;\n \n \nFort Bliss (not included in NDAA) Transfers 2,050 acres of land in Fillmore Canyon from the Army to the BLM to create a boundary that is more clearly identifiable to the public to prevent accidental trespass onto Fort Bliss; and\n \n \nFort Bliss (not included in NDAA) Prohibits the BLM from selling or exchanging 35,550 acres of land in order to prevent incompatible development near the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Range Complex and Training Areas that include some of the Army's premier large weapons system firing ranges and artillery firing boxes. This land will still be accessible to the public for recreation, grazing, transportation, and other existing uses.\n \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221082643/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-mineral-royalty-cuts-new-budget-hurt-new-mexico", "Pearce: Mineral Royalty Cuts in New Budget Hurt New Mexico", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. (December 11, 2013) \u2013\u00a0Late Tuesday evening, budget conferees announced that a deal had been made on a federal budget, which includes a provision that would reduce the states\u2019 share of mineral royalty payments from 50 percent (required under the Mineral Leasing Act) to 48 percent. This will cost New Mexico $95.5 million over the next ten years.\n\u201cSince the 1970s, states and the federal government have split mineral royalty payments 50-50,\u201d said U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce. \u00a0\u201cThese cuts are not pocket change to the West. New Mexico schools and infrastructure projects depend on these payments, and losing out on nearly $100 million that is rightfully ours will only harm our communities. In 2008, states were asked to take a temporary two percent cut of their share of mineral royalty payments. This was supposed to be a one-year deal, but one-year extensions kept being included as appropriations riders each year. Now, this budget deal includes a ten-year extension of this practice without concern for the impact that this will have on the West for the next decade.\n\u201cThe Federal Government is telling us that these cuts will pay for administrative costs to manage the mineral leases, but they have been managing the administrative costs for decades without taking additional millions from states,\u201d Pearce continued. \u00a0\u201cImagine if the federal government took control of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, took 50 percent of its $4.1 billion in net revenue for 2012, and then decided to take another $82 million on top of that to cover administrative costs. New York and New Jersey wouldn\u2019t stand for it, but that is exactly what the federal government is doing to the West. People in the West will continue to raise objections to a federal government that continues to exploit the resources and people of our states.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1495", "Udall: Filibuster Rule Change Reducing Senate Gridlock [press_release]", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 10, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall: Filibuster Rule Change Reducing Senate Gridlock \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Confirmation of Millett by vote of 56-38 shows rules change is allowing Senate to return to standard of \u0091advise and consent' as required by the Constitution\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall praised the confirmation of Patricia Millett to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She is the first nominee to be confirmed by the Senate since changing its rules to prohibit filibusters of executive branch and judicial nominees, other than those to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2009, Udall has led the fight in the Senate to cut through gridlock, and he said Millett's confirmation by a vote of 56-38 is evidence that the Senate is finally working again when it comes to these important nominees.\n\"After years of unprecedented obstruction of the president's nominees, the Senate finally took steps last month to rein in the abuse of the filibuster - and already we're seeing the benefit of our fight to make the Senate work for all Americans,\" Udall said. \"Patricia Millett deserved an up-or-down vote in October, but she instead became another example of a highly qualified nominee blocked purely for partisan gain. Patricia Millett's confirmation today isn't a radical move. What's radical is that the Senate is finally doing what our founders intended - exercising its advise and consent responsibilities. A majority of the body approved of Millett's confirmation, so she now heads to the federal bench.\" \"With today's vote of 56-38, the Senate is finally operating according to the majority rule standard required by the Constitution when it comes to executive branch and judicial nominees,\" Udall added. \"If nominees are qualified, they get an up or down vote in the Senate. If a majority is opposed, they can reject a nominee. But a minority can no longer delay them indefinitely. This is how our democracy is intended to work.\"  At the beginning of this Congress, Republicans agreed to filibuster nominees only under \"extraordinary circumstances.\" Yet the pattern of obstruction continued and many well qualified judicial and executive branch nominees were denied up or down confirmation votes.\nMillett was one of four D.C. Circuit Court nominees blocked by a Republican filibuster, despite their impeccable credentials and the support of a majority of the Senate. Republicans also recently blocked the nomination of U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Udall continues to fight for further rules changes, such as a \"talking filibuster,\" which would require senators to go to the floor make their case for blocking legislation.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185004/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=1493", "Photo Contest: Showcasing New Mexico [blog]", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "I don't know about you, but I think New Mexico is the most beautiful state in the country. It's filled with diverse landscapes from mountains to forests to desert peaks and ancient rock formations that tell the story of our history and culture. Not only do New Mexicans enjoy taking photos of our great scenery in all four corners, we like to share them too.\nAs the snow falls and we settle into winter, I'll be on the lookout for great photos of New Mexico to feature on my website and social media channels. If you have captured a great picture, please share it with me and help showcase New Mexico.\n \nJoin the photo contest and upload your photo at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/senatortomudall-showcasingnewmexico/\n \nYou don't have to be a professional photographer - just have a good eye for capturing New Mexico at its best.\u00a0The requirements are simple:\n- The photo must be taken in New Mexico. When uploading, please note where the picture was taken and geo-tag the location if possible.  - The photo should be high-resolution (camera phone pictures aren't likely to show up very clearly).  - For this season's contest, photos should be taken in winter, but we'll always consider others for next spring, summer and fall.  - You must own the copyright of the photo or have permission from the photographer.\u00a0\nUnfortunately we cannot accept photos emailed directly to us. Please upload them using the free sharing site Flickr. All you have to do is:\n- Join my Photo Contest group at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/senatortomudall-showcasingnewmexico/  - Upload your photos using a NonCommercial, ShareAlike Creative Commons attribution so we know it's okay to feature them.\nThat's it!\u00a0Please check out my Facebook page, Twitter\u00a0or\u00a0YouTube channel to get an idea of how your photos might be featured. You\u00a0can also see previous photos I've used on my website at:\u00a0http://www.flickr.com/groups/senatortomudall-showcasingnewmexico/\nI look forward to seeing your photos!\n \nIt's winter in #NM! Help me #ShowcaseNM w/your #NMPhotos & yours could be featured. http://t.co/CbmPe9du8M pic.twitter.com/AhOf2jvrjw\n\u2014 Tom Udall (@SenatorTomUdall) December 10, 2013 \n*By uploading your photo to this group you are granting permission for my office to use your photo in non-commercial ways, including being featured on my website, social media channels or other online media.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/thursday-udall-heinrich-to-hold-conference-call-with-reporters-to-announce-major-public-lands-proposal", "THURSDAY: Udall, Heinrich to Hold Conference Call with Reporters to Announce Major Public Lands Proposal", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Udall, Heinrich to Hold Conference Call with Reporters to Announce Major Public Lands Proposal\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 10, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich will hold a conference call for reporters and editorial writers on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 9 a.m. MT\u00a0(11 a.m. ET) to announce a major public lands proposal impacting southern New Mexico. \u00a0\r\n***Members of the press interested in participating in the conference call must RSVP for the call-in information. Please email news_pressoffice@tomudall.senate.gov or call 202-228-6870.***\r\nWHO: U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich \u00a0\r\nWHAT: Conference Call to Roll Out Major Public Lands Proposal\u00a0\r\nWHEN: Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET)\r\nRSVP: news_pressoffice@tomudall.senate.gov or 202-228-6870", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-filibuster-rule-change-reducing-senate-gridlock", "Udall: Filibuster Rule Change Reducing Senate Gridlock", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 10, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall: Filibuster Rule Change Reducing Senate Gridlock \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Confirmation of Millett by vote of 56-38 shows rules change is allowing Senate to return to standard of advise and consent' as required by the Constitution\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall praised the confirmation of Patricia Millett to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She is the first nominee to be confirmed by the Senate since changing its rules to prohibit filibusters of executive branch and judicial nominees, other than those to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2009, Udall has led the fight in the Senate to cut through gridlock, and he said Millett's confirmation by a vote of 56-38 is evidence that the Senate is finally working again when it comes to these important nominees.\n\"After years of unprecedented obstruction of the president's nominees, the Senate finally took steps last month to rein in the abuse of the filibuster - and already we're seeing the benefit of our fight to make the Senate work for all Americans,\" Udall said. \"Patricia Millett deserved an up-or-down vote in October, but she instead became another example of a highly qualified nominee blocked purely for partisan gain. Patricia Millett's confirmation today isn't a radical move. What's radical is that the Senate is finally doing what our founders intended - exercising its advise and consent responsibilities. A majority of the body approved of Millett's confirmation, so she now heads to the federal bench.\" \"With today's vote of 56-38, the Senate is finally operating according to the majority rule standard required by the Constitution when it comes to executive branch and judicial nominees,\" Udall added. \"If nominees are qualified, they get an up or down vote in the Senate. If a majority is opposed, they can reject a nominee. But a minority can no longer delay them indefinitely. This is how our democracy is intended to work.\"  At the beginning of this Congress, Republicans agreed to filibuster nominees only under \"extraordinary circumstances.\" Yet the pattern of obstruction continued and many well qualified judicial and executive branch nominees were denied up or down confirmation votes.\nMillett was one of four D.C. Circuit Court nominees blocked by a Republican filibuster, despite their impeccable credentials and the support of a majority of the Senate. Republicans also recently blocked the nomination of U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Udall continues to fight for further rules changes, such as a \"talking filibuster,\" which would require senators to go to the floor make their case for blocking legislation.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/winter-photo-contest-results", "Winter Photo Contest Results", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 10, 2013\n\t\t\t Winter Photo Contest Results \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n[<a href=\"//storify.com/SenatorTomUdall/winterphotocontest\" mce_href=\"//storify.com/SenatorTomUdall/winterphotocontest\" target=\"_blank\">View the story \"#ShowcaseNM Photo Contest - Winter 2014\" on Storify</a>]\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-lujan-grisham-letter-to-the-editor-of-washington-post-on-tax", "ICYMI: Lujan Grisham Letter to the Editor of Washington Post on Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Michelle Lujan Grisham", "L000580", "lujangrisham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham voted today against legislation that would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, sabotage the ACA, and raise Medicare premiums for seniors to pay for reauthorization of the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214928/http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=1494", "Additional Women's Career Success Conference on Thursday [blog]", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Last month, I was pleased to host the Women's Career Success Conference to help women in New Mexico advance their careers.\nBecause of the overwhelming response from you, I'm hosting another conference on Thursday, December 12, at CNM's Workforce Training Center in Albuquerque.\nLimited space is still available, so I invite you to register today at tomudall.senate.gov/womenssuccess or by calling my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.\nIf you are a woman in New Mexico and you haven't attended a previous Women's Career Success Conference, I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to access resources from fellow women about how to improve your job skills and enhance your careers.\nThe conference brings together area employers, nonprofit organizations and federal agency officials to offer personalized skill-building opportunities for women to strengthen their competitiveness in the workforce.\nWhether you are looking to start your own business, needing help improving your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, or simply considering a career change, the Women's Career Success Conference can help guide you in the right direction.\nHighlights of the conference include:\n- breakout sessions with HR professionals who can offer resume and cover letter writing tips\n- interviewing tips, mock interview practice, and dressing for success\n- a computer skill session, including online job search tips and help navigating USAjobs.gov\n- lessons in what it takes to start a successful small business, including creating a business plan and securing business loans, utilizing a community commercial kitchen to start a food production business, and marketing your business.\nFor more information and to register for this free event visit tomudall.senate.gov/womenssuccess.  Special thanks to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the USDA Rural Development Office, ACCION, WESST, Central New Mexico Community College and local employers for their participation in this great event.\nP.S. - If you know someone who might also benefit from this workshop, please forward this invitation or share it on Facebook or Twitter:\n \nOn 12/12 I'm proud 2 host #womensuccess conf 4 #NM women-join us @CNMonline's Workforce Training Ctr in #ABQ http://t.co/5UlCkuxhnS #CNM\n\u2014 Tom Udall (@SenatorTomUdall) December 5, 2013", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/additional-women-and-039s-career-success-conference-on-thursday", "Additional Women's Career Success Conference on Thursday", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 09, 2013\n\t\t\t Additional Women's Career Success Conference on Thursday \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLast month, I was pleased to host the Women's Career Success Conference to help women in New Mexico advance their careers.\nBecause of the overwhelming response from you, I'm hosting another conference on Thursday, December 12, at CNM's Workforce Training Center in Albuquerque.\nLimited space is still available, so I invite you to register today at tomudall.senate.gov/womenssuccess or by calling my Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791.\nIf you are a woman in New Mexico and you haven't attended a previous Women's Career Success Conference, I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to access resources from fellow women about how to improve your job skills and enhance your careers.\nThe conference brings together area employers, nonprofit organizations and federal agency officials to offer personalized skill-building opportunities for women to strengthen their competitiveness in the workforce.\nWhether you are looking to start your own business, needing help improving your rsum, or simply considering a career change, the Women's Career Success Conference can help guide you in the right direction.\nHighlights of the conference include:\n- breakout sessions with HR professionals who can offer resume and cover letter writing tips\n- interviewing tips, mock interview practice, and dressing for success\n- a computer skill session, including online job search tips and help navigating USAjobs.gov\n- lessons in what it takes to start a successful small business, including creating a business plan and securing business loans, utilizing a community commercial kitchen to start a food production business, and marketing your business.\nFor more information and to register for this free event visit tomudall.senate.gov/womenssuccess.  Special thanks to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the USDA Rural Development Office, ACCION, WESST, Central New Mexico Community College and local employers for their participation in this great event.\nP.S. - If you know someone who might also benefit from this workshop, please forward this invitation or share it on Facebook or Twitter:\n \nOn 12/12 I'm proud 2 host #womensuccess conf 4 #NM women-join us @CNMonline's Workforce Training Ctr in #ABQ http://t.co/5UlCkuxhnS #CNM\n Tom Udall (@SenatorTomUdall) December 5, 2013 \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1490", "Udall to Host Additional Women's Career Success Conference in Albuquerque [press_release]", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 05, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall to Host Additional Women's Career Success Conference in Albuquerque \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Registration is Open, Space is Limited\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Office of U.S. Senator Tom Udall and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) is hosting an additional Women's Career Success Conference at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.  The Women's Career Success Conference will bring together businesses, nonprofit organizations and federal agency officials to help women in New Mexico learn how to enhance their careers and increase their competitiveness in the job market. Space is limited, so women interested in attending are asked to register at tomudall.senate.gov/womenssuccess, or by calling Udall's Albuquerque office at (505) 346-6791. The conference will be held at CNM's Workforce Training Center located at 5600 Eagle Rock Avenue NE in Albuquerque. This is the third women's career success conference hosted by Udall. Last month's conference at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce brought together more than 60 women; because of the overwhelming response, Udall's office organized an additional conference.  The Women's Career Success Conference features area businesswomen and entrepreneurs sharing their stories, discussing the unique challenges they faced and offering insights on how to achieve economic empowerment. It will also offer training programs and personalized skill-building opportunities. Participants will select from two targeted tracks - Jobs or Business.  The Job Track will focus on helping those who are searching for employment or looking to advance in their current fields. Sessions will include one-on-on help from HR professionals on r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and cover letter writing and interviews skills. An additional session will also be available to help participants with WorkKeys. Attendees interested in applying for a job with the federal government can participate in a session on navigating employment through USAJobs.gov. The Business Track will offer assistance to participants interested in starting their own small business and will include discussions on how to create a business plan, secure business loans and grants, utilizing local resources, and marketing. The Women's Career Success Conference is hosted by Sen. Udall and Central New Mexico Community College, with special thanks to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the USDA Rural Development Office, ACCION, WESST and local employers for their participation.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1491", "Udall Statement on President's Challenge to Triple Federal Government's Renewable Energy Use by 2020 [press_release]", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 05, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Statement on President's Challenge to Triple Federal Government's Renewable Energy Use by 2020 \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall welcomed the president's \"Presidential Memorandum,\" challenging federal agencies to nearly triple their renewable energy consumption to 20 percent by 2020. Udall, who has led the effort to set a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), requiring utilities to generate 25 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025, issued the following statement:\n \n\"The United States should lead the world in clean energy jobs, innovation and in efforts to fight global warming. A national RES is critical to get us there. Today, by challenging federal agencies -- together the nation's largest consumer of energy -- to lead by example, the president is taking a strong step in the right direction. I think we can do even more, and I welcome the president's action, which will help make the case for a strong national RES that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs, generate new home-grown sources of clean energy and revitalize our rural communities.\"\n \nUdall has long advocated a \"do it all, do it right\" energy policy, and he emphasizes the need to produce traditional energy sources, such as oil and gas, as well as renewables, such as biofuel, solar and wind. On Oct. 29, Udall, along with his first cousin Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, introduced an RES bill, which experts have said could create almost 300,000 jobs. The two have advocated for RES legislation since 2002. They successfully built a coalition of support and passed a version of the bill as an amendment in the U.S. House in 2007. They have continued the fight in the U.S. Senate, introducing RES legislation every Congress since 2008.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1492", "Udall Statement Honoring the Life of Nelson Mandela [press_release]", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 05, 2013\n\t\t\t Udall Statement Honoring the Life of Nelson Mandela \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement on the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela:\n \n\"I'm deeply saddened to hear of Nelson Mandela's passing. His inspiring personal fight to overcome oppression and his lifetime of crusading for justice transformed a nation and changed the world for the better. He taught that freedom and peace are best achieved through education and respect for everyone in society. 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