WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request, which will hurt New Mexico families by slashing funding for programs that help them afford the basics, all to fund the largest military spending request in history.
"This budget is a slap in the face to New Mexico families. Right now, New Mexicans are paying over $4 a gallon on gas and up to 13 percent more on their electricity bills. Instead of doing something about that...