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Rep. Harry Teague is the only of New Mexico's House members to vote against the historic health care reform bill that cleared the U.S. House Saturday night.

Rep. Harry Teague was criticized by groups that support health care reform after the Democrat voted against a health care bill that has passed the U.S. House.

The House has acted. Now it's up to the Senate to hash out health care legislation.

In an historic vote that ended at 11:14 PM Eastern Time, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962 by a margin of 220-215. Every Republican except one -- Rep.

Rep. Ben Ray LujA n , who has been among the most passionate supporters of health care reform and a strong public option, issued this statement today in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's release of the House reform legislation that melds the three versions of the bill that were passed by House committee: "It is the will and commitment of the ...

The Espanola and Taos school districts will receive more than $2 million in federal funds.

New Mexico natural gas producers may have an increased voice in Washington after Rep.

Yesterday, Rep. Ben Ray LujA n spoke on the House floor about the need for health insurance reform and, specifically, for Congressional action to fix the broken system.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reaches for a pen to sign the Record of Decision, allowing the Navajo-Gallup Pipeline Project to move forward.

San Juan County conservative and independent oil and gas producer Tom Mullins is running for Congress because he said he wants to reduce the size of government.

A Farmington petroleum engineer is running for the Republican nomination for Congress in northern New Mexico's 3rd District.

Republican Steve Pearce has raised a half million dollars for his bid to regain his former congressional seat, collecting more money than incumbent Democrat Harry Teague during the last quarter, according to the latest federal campaign finance reports.

The money competition is on in the 3rd Congressional District race. Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Lujan, who is serving his first term, raised more than $83,000 in the last three months, according to reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.

Congressman Ben Ray Lujan addressed nearly 4,000 residents from New Mexico's 3rd district Tuesday in a telephone town-hall-style meeting on health care reform.

Lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at providing counties in three states $12 million for Navajo Nation school bus route maintenance, but San Juan County is only caring for bus routes that lead to the Nation's borders.

" Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined New Mexico's congressional delegation to advance a vital water supply project that will provide clean, safe and reliable water to a quarter of a million people in the Navajo Nation, the City of Gallup and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

From Health Action New Mexico: We are in the home stretch and we NEED YOU! Your voices are critical at this point in the health care debate! If you have called before, they need to hear from you again.

Democratic Party of New Mexico Elects Javier Gonzales as Chair, Unanimously Passes Resolution for Strong Public Option Click for larger version of slide show with captions or album The State Central Committee of the Democratic Party of New Mexico held its Fall meeting yesterday at Isleta Casino and Resort at Isleta Pueblo.

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan will hold a health care reform town hall Tuesday from Washington, D.C., with his northern New Mexico constituents listening hundreds of miles away.

This is a guest blog by Bonnie Korman , a longtime resident of Taos who has worked in the social services field and been politically active on and off throughout her lifetime.