ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Lujan Grisham offered no new strategies or definitive plan to fully return New Mexico’s students to classrooms. Her refusal to reopen all classrooms is having a serious impact on students’ learning and mental health. Online schooling is not the panacea to this problem. Students are getting further behind, and many educators warn lawmakers those living in the state’s most rural regions are suffering the most, according to the Republican Party of New Mexico officials.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) applauded the passage of the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, which passed the House by a voice vote and will reauthorize critical wildlife conservation programs, in addition to addressing the threats of emerging wildlife diseases and invasive species. The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last week and now heads to the President’s desk.

NEW MEXICO - She was not on the stage, but she was still a big winner from the first presidential debate. Americans hated what they saw from Trump and Biden, and millions of them pulled out their phone to google [Jo] Jorgensen.

NEW MEXICO - Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez, Congressional candidate Teresa Leger Fernandez, and actor Jonathan Del Arco joined Biden for President and Hispanics for Biden for a stop in New Mexico for the ¡Voy a Votar! Virtual Bus Tour, Oct. 2, to discuss why we need to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the importance of volunteering with the Biden campaign. The trio joined leaders in New Mexico’s Hispanic community to highlight what’s at stake this year and to discuss Joe Biden’s vision for the Hispanic community. The event is part of a virtual tour traveling the country in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month to promote voter education and increase awareness about upcoming vote-bymail deadlines and early voting, which starts on October 6th in New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, slammed proponents of “junk” health insurance for misleading American consumers about the inadequate coverage provided under these plans. Luján also criticized Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act during a pandemic.

FORT BENNING, GEORGIA – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Fort Benning Garrison Commander, Col. Matthew Scalia, were joined by public and private representatives to celebrate the proposed downlisting of the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.