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WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) this week joined with Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) to introduce bipartisan legislation to improve the overtime pay system for border patrol agents.

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) today announced the City of Socorro was awarded two U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development loans totaling $2,014,000. The low-interest, 40-year loans will finance improvements to the city's sewer and wastewater facility.

WASHINGTON – This week Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) joined Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) in filing a rule to force a vote on the congresswoman's legislation to protect President Donald Trump’s Title 42 COVID protocols at the southern border.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) cosponsored two bills introduced by Congressman Fred Keller (R-Pa.) following their recent trip to the border with House Oversight Committee Republicans.

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) today invited high school artists to showcase their talent by entering the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. The contest is open to high school students in the 2nd Congressional District of New Mexico. Entries are due by April 30. 

Columbus, N.M. – Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) welcomed eight members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to southern New Mexico today. The group toured a Border Patrol facility, the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and the Columbus Port of Entry, held a roundtable discussion with ranchers and local officials, and visited an unfinished section of the border wall near Columbus. 

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) in a letter today called on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the southern border.

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) today announced the Department of Transportation awarded grants totaling $1,730,934 to nine airports in the Second Congressional District.