Press Releases

April 21, 2020 Press Release
Torres Small issues final reminder for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcement of additional step for individuals with children to register through IRS portal in order to receive full recovery rebate; registration deadline this WEDNESDAY

Las Cruces, NM – Last week, families across New Mexico began to receive recovery rebates, secured through the bipartisan CARES Act. As relief begins to reach communities, U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small shared an important update from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calling on constituents to act quickly to maximize their Economic Impact Payments.

April 21, 2020 Press Release
$62 million will go to 30 Higher Education Institutions to cover costs incurred due to the ongoing public health crisis and to provide direct emergency cash grants to students

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S.

April 20, 2020 Press Release
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue calls on Administration to establish task force that would help to identify rural challenges, develop strategies and policy recommendations, and provide oversight on the distribution of funding

Las Cruces, NM – U.S.

April 20, 2020 Press Release
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue calls on Administration to establish task force that would help to identify rural challenges, develop strategies and policy recommendations, and provide oversight on the distribution of funding

Las Cruces, NM – U.S.

April 16, 2020 Press Release
Torres Small supports replenishing CARES Act related SBA funding, high demand for PPP loans demonstrates high-need

Las Cruces, N.M. ­– Tonight, Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) renewed her call to the Administration and Congressional Leadership of both parties to reach a bipartisan agreement that would replenish the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and allow the SBA to approve new PPP loans applications:

April 15, 2020 Press Release
Funding is part of the $2 trillion CARES Act that passed Congress last month, will help sustain airports as critical transportation lifelines for local communities and help frontline workers travel rapidly and safely

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S.

April 10, 2020 Press Release
State’s funding is part of first portion of $150 Billion “Marshall Plan” for the nation’s health care system

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S.

April 10, 2020 Press Release
Funding is part of the $2 trillion emergency coronavirus response recently passed by Congress for COVID-19 emergency preparedness and recovery resources for health centers, will support continuity of primary care

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M), and Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S.

April 7, 2020 Press Release
Letter to House Leadership outlines need for long-term funding to improve health outcomes for rural and vulnerable populations in the face of COVID-19

Las Cruces, NM – Yesterday afternoon, U.S.

April 6, 2020 Press Release
Grants secured for Tribes in recently-passed federal coronavirus response package

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), and Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) announced that New Mexico Tribes will receive over $674,000 in grants from the U.S.

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