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Melanie Ann Stansbury is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Mexico's 1st congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been in office since March 15, 2021. Stansbury has focused on issues such as climate change, public health, and economic development during her tenure. She has also been involved in efforts to improve infrastructure and support local communities in New Mexico.
I rise in the strongest opposition to this defense spending bill because, once again, in the dark of night, the GOP is passing bills, stripping the American people of their safety, security, and support. Last night at 3 a.m., the Senate…
I rise with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes to honor the three lives lost this week in the catastrophic floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, including two young children visiting Ruidoso from El Paso. Their father, an airman from Fort Bliss…
I rise today to say: No to endless wars. No to a President who breaks the law daily. No to a Republican Congress that is so weak and so spineless that they refuse to stand up. No to Congressmen and -women who refuse to do their jobs. No to…
I rise today to oppose this harmful, shameful, and offensive rescission package. The GOP is canceling $9.4 billion, yes, billion, in funding for programs that fund lifesaving work across the world. It is funding for public television and…
Elon Musk has left the building. Yet, unfortunately, his legacy of chaos and corruption lives on. The zombie of DOGE lurches on here in the House with the delivery of a $9.4 billion rescission package to make those cuts permanent, a fiscal…
Donald Trump's war on science is putting our country and our economy in peril. From haphazard firings of Federal workers who work on nuclear security and keep our food and medicine safe to firefighters and healthcare workers, I am here to…
let me begin with a simple fact: No Member of Congress should be trading stocks. Period. None. That is why I believe we must ban congressional stock trading and why I am proud to cosponsor this act here in Congress. The American people…
This bill isn't about balancing the budget—it's about tax breaks for billionaires and kickbacks to corporate donors and billionaires, while silencing public voices.
In Donald Trump's America, not even Elmo is safe because over the last 100 days, we have seen an unprecedented attack on the media, and especially our public media. Let me say this: The freedom of the press and freedom of speech are not a…
None of this is budgetary and this is why they aren’t opening their mouths today.
Donald Trump says that he isn't sure if he needs to uphold the Constitution. It is clear to all of us from his attacks on the courts, the rule of law, our democratic institutions, our civil and legal rights, an open and free press, the…
A few days ago Donald Trump unveiled his so-called skinny budget for fiscal year 2026. This budget is only skinny on the cuts that it would cut for the American people, $163 billion for vital programs that serve our communities, Tribal…
Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 108. ____________________
Today marks the 100th day of this administration. One hundred days of chaos, dysfunction, and attacks. Attacks on our democracy, our communities, and our environment, rollback protections for climate and clean energy, for our air, land…
I thank my colleague for convening this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, this week marks this administration's first 100 days in office. It has been 100 days of chaos, corruption, confusion, and absolute destruction of our Constitution and…
Black history is American history, indigenous history is American history, Latino history is American history, and women and LGBTQ+ history is American history. We will not be silenced. No illegal or unconscionable executive orders can…
I will take a moment today to share a story of why we are fighting and who we are fighting for. Every day this administration claims they are trying to make America healthy again, and yet everything they are doing seems to indicate that…
The amount of gaslighting in this Chamber this afternoon has been absolutely stunning, truly, as I sat here this afternoon. What the GOP is doing is they are introducing a budget resolution that takes the worst of the House and the worst…
I want to start by saying welcome back to my friends across the aisle. It is really nice to have them back here in the people's House, especially after last week. Their leadership shut down the United States House of Representatives rather…
Among the daily assaults on our communities, on our economy, and the daily distractions and absurdities that we see from this administration and from my friends across the aisle in this Chamber, it can be easy to lose track of the bigger…
I rise this morning to ask a question that millions of Americans across this country are asking right now. That question is, ``What is Elon Musk doing with our data?'' because I think that none of us can figure that out. For the last…
As we stand here today on the House floor, Donald Trump's Secretary of Health is announcing that he is firing over 10,000 healthcare professionals across America. These are the doctors, practitioners, experts, and scientists who keep us…
I think ``insanity'' is a good word for what is happening here on the House floor today. Another good word is ``bizarre.'' When I go home and I tell my constituents what happens in these Halls, they are amazed. Today is one of those days…
Sometimes when I am standing in this Chamber, I literally cannot believe my ears, and I have to say that today is one of those days. As we stand here on the floor today, I am hearing Members of the other side of the aisle who said they…
I thank my colleague for convening this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the real-world impacts of what is happening right now in our Federal Government. With the dismantling of Federal agencies, the free fall of…
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