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August 2, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) convened a conference call with representatives from both Sen.

August 2, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) released the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that a 32-year-old man passed away from medical distress at the Lordsburg Border Patrol Station:

July 26, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2), chairwoman of the Homeland Security Committee’s Oversight, Management, and Accountability Subcommittee, convened officials from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to detail how their respective agencie

July 19, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s plan to expand the availability of “junk” or short-term health insurance plans that are not required to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions:

July 18, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC–Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) continues to fight for increased prosperity for rural New Mexicans and remains supportive of increasing the federal minimum wage. However, she does not support the “one-size-fits-all” approach taken by H.R. 582, The Raise the Wage Act.

July 18, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened to mark-up 17 bills including H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act, before recommending the legislation for a vote before the full House of Representatives.

July 17, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) released the following statement after voting in support of H.Res 489, a resolution condemning the President’s inflammatory tweets directed at freshmen members of Congress:

July 16, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small, and members of the U.S. House, introduced legislation to expand compensation for individuals exposed to radiation while working in and living near uranium mines or downwind from nuclear weapon test sites. 

July 12, 2019 Press Release

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 extends residential broadband internet access to thousands of military families and services on military installations in rural areas.

July 12, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2500, the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act:

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