Politics

Heinrich Releases Statement On Cybersecurity Act

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement July 8 after voting to approve the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act:

“Cybersecurity is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation. The future of warfare is moving further away from the battlefield and closer to the machines and the networks everyday citizens have become so dependent on. 

“The ability to defend our nation against cyber-attacks requires a comprehensive Read More

Los Alamos Teens Register to Vote and Invite Community to Meet & Greet with Sen. Udall Sunday

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From left, intern Mary Farish, County Clerk Sharon Stover and Los Alamos High School seniors Sophan Kellogg, Sarah Bouquin and Lucinda Lucero Tuesday afternoon in the Clerk’s Office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos High School seniors Sophan Kellogg, Sarah Bouquin and Lucinda Lucero gathered in the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Tuesday afternoon, where Kellogg and Bouquin registered to vote. The 17-year-olds will turn 18 before the Nov. 4 election so were allowed to register to vote Tuesday. Lucero Read More

Udall, Heinrich Support Bill to Protect Women’s Health in Wake of Hobby Lobby Decision

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U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined their Senate colleagues July 9 in introducing the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act to restore the contraceptive coverage requirement and other services guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act, and prevent employers from imposing their beliefs on their employees by denying benefits.

The bill was filed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 split decision in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. 

“New Mexicans know that a woman’s

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Energy Communities Alliance Meets With Moniz

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From left, Aiken County Council Chairman Ronnie Young, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson, Los Alamos County Councilor Fran Berting, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, ECA Executive Director Seth Kirshenberg, DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Aiken County Councilor Chuck Smith, Kennewick Mayor Steve Young, SRSCRO Executive Director Rick McLeod, Los Alamos County Deputy Administrator Brian Bosshardt and ECA Deputy Executive Director Allison Finelli. Courtesy photo

DOE News:

The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) Executive Board met with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz June 23, to highlight the Read More

New Mexico’s Lujan Grisham Proposes National Homeowners Bill of Rights

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01, last week introduced the National Homeowners Bill of Rights Act of 2014 (NHBOR), which will help protect homeowners and ensure working-class families can benefit from the housing recovery.

“This legislation gives homeowners the necessary resources to protect their rights,” Lujan Grisham said. “With one out of 10 homeowners underwater with their mortgage, I want to ensure that these added protections benefit all homeowners nationwide and that we help the 720,000 families still trapped

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Letter to the Editor: Lujan Grisham Wrongly Interjects Personal Beliefs in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Statement

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By DAREN SAVAGE
Los Alamos

I was disappointed, but not surprised to read Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. Rep. Lujan Grisham attempts to interject her personal beliefs, but she has it backwards. Privately held companies are owned by people, and these people have rights under our Constitution.

Fortunately, the Supreme Court affirmed our First Amendment Rights by limiting the power of government to tell us how we can practice our religious beliefs. Since Rep. Lujan Grisham seems to have forgotten the First Amendment

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Lujan Grisham Marks 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01, marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act July 2 by calling on Congress to pass an update to the landmark legislation, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.   

“It could be argued that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the most significant law in this nation’s history, and today’s anniversary is a time to remember the debt all of us owe to all of the courageous leaders of the civil rights movement,” Lujan Grisham said. “Although the Read More

Lujan Grisham on Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Ruling

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01, released the following statement June 30 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby:

“Today’s decision shows just how far the Roberts court is willing to go to put the interests of private corporations over the needs of working families. The court gives corporations the freedom to discriminate—based on religious beliefs—against its own employees.” Read More

Udall: Supreme Court Wrong to Put Corporate Interests Ahead of Women’s Health

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to protect corporate interests while rolling back women’s access to contraception:

“Today, the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong. The Court’s ruling in Hobby Lobby is a step backward for women’s health and another disturbing decision in which the justices put corporate interests ahead of American citizens. Nearly every woman in the United States will use birth control at some point in her life. And regardless of her reasons, the decision should
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Luján Issues Statement on Immigration Reform

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan

CONGRESSIONAL News:

Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement on President Obama’s speech on immigration reform and the announcement that Speaker John Boehner will not allow the House to act on comprehensive immigration reform this year:

“It is shameful that the Republican House leadership has failed to act on immigration reform and has now confirmed that they have no intention of doing so. Over a year ago, after working on a bipartisan good-faith compromise, Senate Democrats and Republicans were Read More