New Mexico GOP Chairman Steve Pearce Statement On House Vote On $484 Billion Emergency Spending Bill
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The following is Republican Party Of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce’s statement the passage Thursday of the $484 billion stimulus package by the U.S. House:
“During this health crisis and economic collapse, it is imperative that we provide funding to save our small businesses, hospitals and other vital institutions.
“The country’s economy is in a free fall, and the federal government’s assistance is the right tactic. But it’s temporary relief. New Mexico’s government must take decisive action now and reopen our businesses.
“Big Box stores are steering New Mexico Read More
Udall, Heinrich Push To Ensure Families Receive Promised COVID-19 Stimulus Payments For Their Children ASAP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with a group of 42 Senators, are calling on the Treasury Department to ensure that families who are not required to file taxes and will automatically receive their COVID-19 stimulus payment do not need to wait until next year to receive the additional $500 payment per dependent child that they were promised.
“We write to express our concern that without additional action from your agencies, many families who receive Social Security benefits and have young children may not receive the full cash assistance Read More
In One Of America’s Rare Undergraduate Immunology Programs, UAB Students ‘Prepare For The Next Pandemic’
Students in UAB’s Undergraduate Immunology Program, the next generation of immunologists, are preparing for the next pandemic. Courtesy/UAB
Courtesy/UAB
UAB News:
BIRMINGHAM, AL — The entire planet, more or less, is fixated on the greatest pandemic in modern memory. Claire Elliott is already preparing for the next one.
Elliott, a junior from Franklin, Tenn., is part of University of Alabama-Birmingham’s (UAB) Undergraduate Immunology Program, one of a handful of such programs at universities in the United States.
In high school, where she was part of an International Baccalaureate Read More
Luján Statement On Passage Of Interim Coronavirus Funding Package To Support Small Businesses And Frontline Workers
Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – vital legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic and support small businesses, hospitals and frontline workers, and bolster testing across the United States:
“In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched the lives of each and every American. The passage of today’s legislation is an important step forward that Read More
Update To Traffic Alert: Sidewalk Closed On Los Alamos Canyon Bridge Friday May 1 – Saturday May 2
TRAFFIC ALERT:
Crews within Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Utilities and Infrastructure Division will be repairing the sidewalk on the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2.
The sidewalk will be closed; pedestrians will not have access to cross the bridge on these two days.
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