Tom Udall: “This is an important piece of legislation for us in southern New Mexico and for Dona Ana County in particular.”

It is an honor and a pleasure to meet with all of you again.

I would like to take this opportunity to call attention to key legislation that addresses violence, and this piece of legislation should come to the floor. That is the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. VAWA reauthorization…

The truth is the White House is actively undermining Tribal sovereignty across the country and mishandling a once-in-a-century pandemic that is disproportionately hurting Native communities.

I pay tribute today to Joe Vandever, Sr., who was one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers. Joe was born February 5, 1923, into the Red Running Into the Water People clan, born for Two Who Came to the Water clan. He passed away 5 days…