Washington, D.C.—Hoy, el senador Martin Heinrich (D-NM), presidente del Comité Económico Conjunto (JEC por sus siglas en inglés) del Congreso de los EE.UU., y los demócratas del JEC publicaron un nuevo informe que pide la financiación completa de la Comisión Regional de la Frontera Suroeste (SBRC, por sus siglas en inglés) para canalizar nuevas inversiones hacia la creación de empleos e infraestructura civil y empresarial a lo largo de la frontera suroeste.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 in October and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9%. The unemployment rate was 5.8% for Black workers, 4.8% for Hispanic workers, 3.5% for white workers, 3.1% for Asian workers, and 6.7% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a report authored by the JEC Democratic Majority, finding that climate-exacerbated wildfires cost the United States between $394 to $893 billion per year in economic costs and damages – a number much higher than existing estimates.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 336,000 in September and the unemployment rate stayed at 3.8%. The unemployment rate was 5.7% for Black workers, 4.6% for Hispanic workers, 3.4% for white workers, 2.8% for Asian workers, and 6.9% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.