Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement on the shutdown of the federal government after Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress refused to negotiate to keep the government open and address the imminent healthcare crisis:
ALBUQUERQUE—Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a press conference today to address the looming government shutdown. Federal funding is set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Without passage of a funding bill or short-term Continuing Resolution, a shutdown will begin at 12:01 AM on Wednesday, October 1.
ALBUQUERQUE — Rep.
ALBUQUERQUE — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) issued the following statement:
"The U.S. Constitution is clear: the authority to declare war sits solely with Congress. President Trump may not declare war or engage in offensive military action without the explicit consent of both the United States House of Representatives and Senate.
Just in case they forgot — a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including myself, has joined a resolution to reaffirm our Congressional authority. Now is the time for diplomacy."
ALBUQUERQUE — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined New Mexico state lawmakers and community leaders for a veterans town hall to answer questions directly from veterans on issues that impact them in light of the Trump administration’s cuts to the VA, and attacks on our service members by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) fought for expanded access to healthcare in rural and Indigenous communities during an Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing.
WASHINGTON D.C. — As the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up appropriations bills in the House this week, Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) submitted 15 Congressionally funded community projects, totaling $158,450,000 for communities across New Mexico in the upcoming 2026 budget process. Since coming to office, Rep.
Albuquerque, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a town hall in Albuquerque on Tuesday to sound the alarm on Republican-led efforts to gut critical federal programs that New Mexicans rely on, including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement after House Republicans narrowly passed their H.R. 1 tax bill by one vote after 29 straight hours of debate.