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Heinrich Addresses Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the agreement reached on Iran’s nuclear program:

“The agreement reached today is a positive first step to limit Iran’s nuclear program. The United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, China, and the European Union have all worked to negotiate strict oversight, enforcement mechanisms, and daily inspections that are critical to overseeing this agreement.

“While I welcome this Read More

‘Fast for Families’ Calls for Immigration Reform

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – In conjunction with the National “Fast for Families” in Washington, D.C., and echo fasts being held across the nation, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico’s First Congressional District, faith leaders, local and state elected officials, workers and families impacted by the broken immigration system will fast in Albuquerque after Mass Sunday, Nov. 24.

The fast is being taken to draw attention to the moral crisis and suffering being caused by the broken immigration system.

Participants will fast, as able, Read More

Efforts to Designate Columbine-Hondo as Wilderness Continue

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Courtesy/Jan Studebaker

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., who serves on the committee, continued their effort to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness.

Udall and Heinrich introduced the proposal, S. 776, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, earlier this year. A companion bill, H.R. 1683, was introduced in the House by Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.-03).

The legislation would expand the Wheeler Read More

Heinrich Votes to End Stalemate on Nominations

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. Senate News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., issued the following statement after the Senate voted 52-48 to change its rules and end filibusters on presidential executive and judicial nominations, except to the U.S. Supreme Court:

“Opposition and obstructionism rather than accountability and deliberation have become far too common in Washington. 

“Today, we put an end to Senate Republicans repeatedly blocking qualified judicial and public service nominees from receiving an up or down vote. But there is Read More

Bill Reducing Veterans Disability Claims Backlog Clears Committee

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced key progress in his continued effort to reduce the veterans disability claims backlog after the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs earlier this week passed by a voice vote, S. 1581, the Veterans Programs Improvements Act of 2013.

The omnibus veterans bill includes language from S. 1148, the Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act, a proposal Senator Heinrich and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced in June.

“I’m pleased the committee took Read More

Luján Honors Native American Code Talkers

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Members of the Pueblo of Acoma at the National Museum of the American Indian during the presentation of medals to representatives of the Code Talkers. Courtesy photo

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District joined members of the Pueblo of Acoma – including tribal leaders, veterans, and family members of Code Talkers – at the National Museum of the American Indian Thursday.

Luján released the following statement after Native American Code Talkers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service Read More

Udall’s Amendments Address Lab Research, Tech Transfer, B61 LEP, Veterans’ Homelessness

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has introduced several amendments to a major national defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets Department of Defense spending levels and policies for the upcoming fiscal year.

Udall’s five amendments include measures to fight unemployment and homelessness among veterans by improving access to education and life skills training for service members; help increase collaboration between the labs, nonprofits and foundations by streamlining

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Heinrich Challenges Effectiveness of Dragnet Surveillance Program in NSA Court Case

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today challenged the effectiveness of the National Security Agency’s bulk phone records collection program.

The senators’ amicus curiae brief, filed in the First Unitarian Church vs. National Security Agency U.S. District Court case, questioned a central premise of the government’s argument. The brief argues that after extensive review, the senators

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Hurford: Where I Was When Kennedy Was Killed

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Nov. 22, 1963: Presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas moments before Kennedy’s assassination. Photo by Cecil Stoughton/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
 
Where I Was When Kennedy Was Killed
By JEANNE HURFORD
Los Alamos
 

I was Jeanne Tremblay then, and I had just a month ago begun to work at LASL (Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) in SP-11 ) Supply and Property 11), at the P-Prime Building on Ashley Pond.

I was finishing lunch at my desk in our Buyers’ Office (Ken Davis and Ed Wortman), when I heard the voice of Dimas Chavez (SP-DO) come down our second floor Read More