U.S. Sen. Tom Udall on Monday said raising the minimum wage and providing unemployment insurance to those parents who have been without jobs the longest could make an immediate difference in the lives of children.
Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall introduced four bills designed to encourage innovative solutions to improve water efficiency.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) joined in the majority passing a bill that would restore the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program that expired late last year.
Members of New Mexico’s Congressional delegation said they intend to seek new legislation dealing with campaign contribution following Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v. FEC that removed several restrictions.
The five members of New Mexico’s Congressional delegation have sent a joint letter to the federal Economic Development Administration urging that Albuquerque be picked as one of its 12 designated “manufacturing communities.”
Rural communities across New Mexico and the nation are struggling to recruit and retain primary care physicians, but Sen. Tom Udall said Tuesday that a new bill he introduced could help fix the problem.
Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have joined with other senators sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking the agency to expedite implementation of the livestock disaster programs.
Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich said the Farm Bill that has passed both the Senate and House should be of great assistance to New Mexico.
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