Luján Announces Over $15 Million for 26 New Mexico Projects in Final Appropriations Package
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that he secured $15,416,195 million for 26 projects across New Mexico in the final appropriations package covering Congressionally Directed Spending funding across three subcommittees. The projects Senator Luján secured include investments in flood and fire mitigation, health care access, small business support, and workforce development. “I’m […]
Luján Highlights Major News on Capping Cost of Inhalers to $35
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), and HELP Committee members to highlight their three-month investigation into the outrageously high cost of inhalers that resulted in three major companies capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers at $35. Chair […]
Ahead of ACA Anniversary, Senate Democrats Highlight Record Enrollment and Slam Donald Trump and Republicans for Continuing to Push ACA Repeal
Senate Democrats highlight successes of ACA and how they have built on the landmark law to further lower health care premiums and prescription drug costs State-By-State Fact Sheets Show How Republican Calls to Repeal the ACA Jeopardizes Health Care for Millions of People Across the Nation—MORE HERE Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the 14th anniversary […]
During Ag Week, Luján Introduces Legislation to Improve Child Protections and Safety Standards for Agriculture Industry
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment in Agriculture (CARE) Act to ensure child protections and safety standards for children in the agricultural workforce. Agriculture is the only industry with labor laws that allow children as young as 12 to work with virtually no restrictions […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $10 Million to Help Close the Digital Divide and Expand Economic Opportunity for Tribes in New Mexico
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), welcomed $10 million for multi-purpose facilities for Tribes under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF). This investment will fund New Mexico’s Tribal Library Broadband-Ready […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes Funding for Semiconductor Projects in New Mexico
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) today welcomed an announcement of historic federal funding of up to $8.5 billion to expand American semiconductor manufacturing, including in New Mexico. This new funding is made possible by an […]
