When someone is a danger to themselves or others because of mental illness, addiction — or far too often both — we need the legal tools to keep communities safe and get New Mexicans the help they need, and the respect they deserve.

New Mexico has, frankly, everything to offer.

These indiscriminate, unjust, unconstitutional deportation efforts — while we have not been a target state — both parties are unhappy.

This settlement means farmers in the Lower Rio Grande can plan for the future, communities have certainty about their water supply and New Mexicans aren’t on the hook for a liability that could have cost billions.

Water is the foundation of New Mexico’s agricultural economy and the lifeblood of communities across the southern part of our state.

We will expedite $8 million that had been allocated for food banks.

Absolutely not. There is no real way to implement this. It's more paperwork for everyone.

Ruidoso endured devastating wildfires and flooding last summer, and now catastrophic flooding is hitting this resilient community again. This crisis demands immediate action.

New Mexico is mobilizing every resource we have, but Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster. We’ve watched Texas receive the federal resources they desperately needed, and Ruidoso deserves that same urgent response.

I see drug dealing, drug use, prostitution. I worry about human trafficking. I see violence on the streets.

I appreciate our federal partners for taking this threat seriously and for doing their part in supporting the responders who are working their hardest to protect the community.

Indiscriminately just tearing apart Medicaid means that you are going after hard working Americans in favor of billionaires and corporations

I would prefer that Congress- the quicker they pass a border bill- a bipartisan border bill, then maybe we would have some common sense in this debate.

I don't think it is. That is not my- my most major concern in the lack of due process and what I believe are clear violations to the Constitution

this is very simply an effort to destroy health care as we know it, to rip it away from everyday Americans

We should be doing more to prevent folks from not having access to be able to get visas and claim refugee and asylum status.

We are committed to ensuring that New Mexicans who have been abruptly dismissed from federal jobs have the resources and support they need to transition smoothly into new career opportunities.

She does not support militarizing the U.S. border.

This is a state that's clear about protecting women and creating equality.

I also appreciate that he did something about all these other families.

I mean, frankly, the president then did a – a balanced approach.

FEMA is incredible on the ground in an emergency. They bring personnel, and they open the door for federal direct monetary assistance to the state and, more Importantly, the individuals.

We're not separating families.

You create a draconian situation, you're going to increase risk at every single place.

We're making it really clear you can come through a port of entry.