Press Releases
Rep. Torres Small Urges DoD to Assist with PFAS Water Contamination via Annual Military Funding Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) passed an amendment to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military branch to use funds to provide fresh water or treatment for agricultural purposes in response to PFAS contamination. In 2018, the U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) released the following statement after successfully passing an amendment to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will allow not-for-profit utilities, like electric cooperatives, to receive Department of Defense funds to improve infrastructure in surrounding military bases.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) successfully passed an amendment to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to improve the safety of New Mexicans living near unexploded ordnances, or commonly referred to as unused explosives, by requiring the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the state of unexploded ordnance on
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $13,810,189 in federal funding for construction and maintenance projects at 16 New Mexico airports.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced the introduction of the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act, bipartisan legislation to improve rural communities’ access to physicians.
Washington, D.C.—Last week, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) lead a letter sent to the Congressional and Appropriations Committee leaders, urging them to allocate funds in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State and Local Programs for reimbursements to local governments and no
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Representative Xochitl Torres Small introduced bipartisan legislation to support military mothers by ensuring that women serving in the National Guard and Reserves can take maternity leave without worrying about how it will affect their creditable military service.