Press Releases
WASHINGTON — As the nationwide opioid crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous communities, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) called for continued federal resources and consultation with Tribal governments to create community-based solutions during a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation hearing.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) are welcoming $800,000 in American Rescue Plan grant funding to support training and development of Tribal entrepreneurs at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Rainforest Innovations.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration reinstating an asylum processing system at U.S. borders.
WASHINGTON — As recreational cannabis opens for business in New Mexico, U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted to pass critical legislation to cap the costs of insulin at $35 nationwide. Her vote to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act marks the second time that Rep.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) met with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to discuss transportation funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and their shared priorities to fund affordable, sustainable infrastructure for rural and Tribal communities in New Mexico and the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.-03) announced that New Mexico will receive over $22 million made available through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) thanks to the Infrastructure Law.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Last night, U.S Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) held a telephone town hall with constituents to discuss the $10 million in Community Projects she secured for New Mexico’s First Congressional District on her first day in office.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) called for further oversight after visiting the CoreCivic-operated Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, N.M. for an unannounced inspection.