{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stansbury-holds-town-hall-listening-session-mark-just-over-one-year", "Rep. Stansbury Holds Town Hall Listening Session to Mark Just Over One Year of Accomplishments for New Mexico", "2022-08-19", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.\u2014On the heels of passing the biggest climate action investment in world history and reducing health care premiums for all New Mexicans, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) convened an in-person town hall at the County Commission Chambers to hear from New Mexicans about their thoughts, concerns, and priorities.\n\nDuring the town hall listening session, Rep. Stansbury outlined her legislative work on behalf of New Mexicans after her vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act and barely one month after passing four of her bills out of the House of Representatives on water security and STEM economic growth. Rep. Stansbury also solicited feedback on her legislative work and answered questions from around 30 constituents who attended, who spoke about issues including water and drought, rent and affordable housing, and action to address climate change.\n\n\u201cHearing from New Mexicans about their concerns, hopes, and dreams helps guide my work in Congress and in our communities,\u201d said Rep. Stansbury. \u201cOver the past year, it\u2019s been the honor of a lifetime to fight to deliver key funding for New Mexico communities and pass historic legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable future for New Mexicans.\u201d\n\nOver the past year, Rep. Stansbury has:\n\nLegislated for New Mexico\n\nSecured over $10 million for public safety, economic development, and youth programs on her first day in office.\n\nSecured over $18 million to get fentanyl off the streets, invest in economic development, housing, and initiatives to address veterans\u2019 homelessness out of the House of Representatives.\n\nPassed four bills out of the House of Representatives, one of which has become law, to turbocharge New Mexico\u2019s STEM economy and address critical water security needs.\n\nIntroduced seven pieces of original legislation\u2014majority bipartisan\u2014to promote New Mexico\u2019s economic development, act urgently on water security, advance equitable water resources for Tribes, protect public lands, and invest in education from cradle to college and beyond.\n\nCosponsored over 300 pieces of legislation on New Mexico\u2019s priorities including health care access, public safety, climate action, economic development, veterans affairs, good government, and community well-being.\n\nPassed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to send over $3.7 billion to New Mexico to build roads, bridges, broadband, water infrastructure, and more.\n\nPassed the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce health care premiums by thousands of dollars, cut prescription drug costs, and reduce carbon pollution by 40% by 2030\n\nListened to New Mexicans\n\nConvened dozens of community roundtables to put New Mexico\u2019s concerns into action in Washington, beginning with her 11-session District Listening Tour from Meadow Lake to To\u2019Hajiilee.\n\nHeld eight telephone town halls to hear from New Mexicans across the district on their priorities from health care to infrastructure, public safety, and behavioral health.\n\nConvened and attended over 170 meetings with constituents and local organizations about their concerns.\n\nLifted Up New Mexicans\u2019 Concerns", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stansbury-holds-town-hall-listening-session-mark-just-over-one-year"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7702852599322796, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}