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August 12, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE—Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) continued her district work month by visiting with residents and leaders in Carrizozo, Ruidoso, and with Mescalero Apache Tribal leadership.  

The Congresswoman was taken to the burn scar of the South Fork and Salt Fires and the areas affected by the floods to survey damage and listen to residents about the recovery process so far.  

August 6, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE—U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement on the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being enacted into law:

July 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) closed the Summer legislative session celebrating big wins for New Mexico water projects in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act

July 22, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE—Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) continued her district work period by welcoming Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Ranking Member of Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and hosting a townhall and resource fair for veterans in New Mexico. 

July 22, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE—Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) continued her district work period by visiting two Community Project Funding recipients: the Albuquerque Adult Learning Center and First Nations Community HealthSource"When I am back in the First Congressional District, it is important to me to listen to and connect with community leaders making change on the ground," said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01). "The valuable work done at the Albuquerque Adult Learning Center and First Nations Community HealthSource make our district a better place.

July 15, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE—Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in welcoming U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and White House CHIPS Coordinator Ryan Harper to New Mexico for a tour of Albuquerque’s Rocket Lab.  

July 1, 2024

WASHINGTON – Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) led a bicameral letter withSen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to use all available resources to respond to the threats of extreme heat and wildfire smoke facing American communities.    

July 1, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement today after the conservative justices of the United State’s Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the 6-3 ruling in former President Donald Trump’s immunity case:

July 1, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court handed down decisions on three critical cases involving Administrative Law, prosecutions of January 6 Insurrection cases, and protections for vulnerable and unhoused individuals.

June 26, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) was joined by fellow New Mexico Reps. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) to offer a reflection and a moment of silence on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night for the victims of the South Fork and Salt Fires, and their families:  

“Tonight, we pause in prayer for the people of Ruidoso, Mescalero, Lincoln and Otero Counties.