Tom Udall News

Richardson, Udall: NM to Partner with CO, TX to Pursue Funding for Study on El Paso to Denver High Speed Rail Governor Bill Richardson and Senator Tom Udall today announced in a press release that New Mexico is partnering with Colorado and Texas to take the initial steps in developing a high-speed rail corridor between El Paso and Denver running ...

Originally published July 9, 2009 at 10:23 a.m., updated July 9, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. ALBUQUERQUE a ' New Mexico, Colorado and Texas are applying for federal funds to study the viability of a high-speed rail system from El Paso through New Mexico to Denver.

Nearly $5 million in federal stimulus funding will be shared by six American Indian communities in New Mexico for water system improvements.

The announcement Monday by Steve Pearce that he will be seeking to reclaim the seat he held in Congress from 2002 to 2008 means that, while the election may still be 16 months away, the campaign has already begun.

WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly approve New Mexico's request for a natural disaster declaration for seven counties due to severe drought and high winds.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee responded quickly and with sharp criticism to Steve Pearce's announcement today that he'll run to recapture his previous seat in the U.S. House from New Mexico's Second Congressional District in 2010.

Steve Pearce of Hobbs, who represented New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District for three terms, wants the job again.

Update: Also read this post , which contains an account of what went on at Congressman Teague's event in Roswell written by Alfredo Domingo III, who was there.

Boys and Girls Club of Las Cruces, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., listens to a comment that drew support from residents Gloria Sawyers, center, and Debra White.

Veteran San Antonio, N.M., farmers gave U.S. Sen. Tom Udall a crash course in a revolutionary way of farming.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is urging post-9/11 veterans and their families to use a new resource and application guide when applying for benefits under the new GI Bill.

The widening of U.S. Highway 62-180 from two to four lanes between Carlsbad and the New Mexico-Texas state line should be completed in about 18 months, state highway officials said.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici has undergone shoulder surgery in a Baltimore hospital.

New Mexico will receive more than $12.8 million in federal stimulus funds to help increase access to health care for New Mexicans.

In a poll conducted from May 31 thru June 9, 2009 by Harstad Strategic Research for the New Mexico Wildlife Federation , 67% of voters in New Mexico's Second Congressional District reportedly favored modernizing the 1872 Mining Act.

New Mexico's U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today asked the National Park Service to study the potential for including the 89,000 acre Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos in the National Park System.

CHERRY HILL, N.J.-- --New Jersey-based NFI, a global leader in the transportation and logistics industry, has partnered with the non-profit organization MediSend International in an on-going humanitarian - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-- --The Southwestern Biofuels Association today joined Sen.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 Sen. Jeff Bingaman will be awarded today by an environmental group for his role in passing a bill in March that protected 2 million acres of wilderness.

Tom Udall , Rep. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to consider an interim rulemaking to help the U.S. biodiesel industry remain viable in the marketplace until EPA issues final Renewable Fuel Standard rules in 2010.

This is great news for our state and especially for small and minority-owned businesses here.