New Mexicao's 1st Congressional District
Recent News About New Mexicao's 1st Congressional District
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Rep. Stansbury Statement On SCOTUS Decision To Strike Down President Biden’s Executive Order To Cancel Student Debt
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s executive order to cancel student loan debt.
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N.M. Delegation Delivers $26.2 Million To Modernize Bus Fleets, Improve Public Transit
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are announcing $26,270,968 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the City of Albuquerque and North...
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Rep. Stansbury Criticizes Constant GOP Attacks On NEPA And The Council On Environment Quality
On June 23, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), once again set the record straight on the role of environmental protection agencies, and whether they’re overstepping their jurisdiction.
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Rep. Stansbury Statement On Supreme Court Decision Ruling Against Navajo Nation In Water Rights Case
On June 22, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled the federal government does not have an affirmative trust responsibility to secure water for the Navajo Nation, in a decision with far-reaching implications for tribes across the the West.
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Rep. Stansbury Highlights The Importance Of New Mexicans To The Indo-Pacific Task Force
This week, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), spoke of the many New Mexicans in her district that play vital roles in keeping the peace in the South Pacific, and emphasized what Congress can do to support United States' military presence in that area as well as the Freely...
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Rep. Stansbury Condemns GOP By Pointing Out Hypocrisy Of Their Claim That BLM Is Misusing Public Lands
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), called out GOP lawmakers who said the Bureau of Land Management is misusing public lands, when the Republican presidential frontrunner—former President Donald Trump—also misused public lands in a House Committee on Natural Resources Hearing.
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Rep. Stansbury Statement On Two Year Anniversary Of Being Sworn-In To Represent NM-01
On June 14 Rep. Melanie Stansbury released the following statement to commemorate the two-year anniversary of being sworn in to represent New Mexico’s First Congressional District.
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Rep. Stansbury Defends Voting Rights And Highlights New Mexico’s Voter Protection Laws During Oversight Hearing
On June 7, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) sounded the alarm on attempts by the House Republican majority to elevate voter suppression laws and interfere with Washington, D.C.’s election administration during a joint hearing between the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and Administration.
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N.M. Delegation Announces New Resources For Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Recovery
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.-03), Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) are welcoming two new actions taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and...
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Stansbury, Tlaib Introduce Bill To Expand Access To Public Lands And Waters For Environmental Justice Communities
On May 30, Congresswoman Stansbury (N.M.-01), Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (Mich.-12) reintroduced the Environmental Justice in...
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Democratic Women’s Caucus Joins Advocates In Urging House Republicans #DontDefaultOnWomenAndFamilies
This week, members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) joined advocates and moms from the National Women’s Law Center, MomsRising, Community Change Action and Zero to Three to call on House Republicans to prevent a devastating default and stop holding the American economy hostage.
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N.M. Delegation Welcomes $17.5 Million To Provide Clean And Reliable Electricity, Lower Utility Costs
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) are welcoming $17.5 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) — funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — to reduce impacts due to extreme weather and ensure the reliability of the power sector’s infrastructure, so communities in New Mexico have access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity anytime.
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“We All Have Places That Are Sacred To Us:” Ranking Member Stansbury Affirms Value Of Proposed BLM Rule
During May 24 House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, Ranking Member Stansbury (N.M.-01) demonstrated how managing public lands for multiple uses benefits New Mexico and the nation’s communities.
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Rep. Stansbury Outlines Prescription Drug Cost Savings From The Inflation Reduction Act
On May 23, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, affirmed the need for the United States to adopt universal health insurance as Americans see cost savings from the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act during a hearing on Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
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On International Day For Biological Diversity, Stansbury, Padilla Lead Group Of 12 Lawmakers In Bicameral Resolution To Join United Nations Convention On Biological Diversity
As the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity and over one million species are threatened with extinction, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (Calif.) led a group of 12 Members of Congress in introducing a concurrent resolution expressing the need for the U.S. Congress to ratify the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity.
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After 66% Of Rural Postal Workers Experienced A Pay Cut, Rep. Stansbury Presses Postmaster General DeJoy For Answers
DeJoy and USPS leadership did not communicate the projected pay cut to rank and file workers or study the new policy’s potential effect on worker recruitment and retention
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Rep. Stansbury Calls Out GOP Plan To Repeal The Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Laws During Committee Hearing
Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, defended the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) during this afternoon’s Subcommittee hearing.
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Rep. Stansbury Corrects GOP Myths On ESG Investing, Highlights Dark Money Agenda To Prop Up Fossil Fuels During Oversight Committee Hearing
On May 10, 2023, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), debunked myths about Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) investment practices during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing.
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Stansbury Joins Luján, Leger Fernández, N.M. Delegation To Reintroduce Legislation To Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon
On May 3, 2023, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect...
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Rep. Stansbury Calls On House GOP To Fully Fund Housing And Homelessness Services, Pushes Back On Default On America Act
Rep. Stansbury's $53.1 million in submissions for FY24 community funded projects includes significant funding for homelessness and housing programs.