Luján, Heinrich Push to Secure Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program in Forthcoming Government Funding Package
WASHINGTON— In a letter to Senate leadership, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to be included as part of future must-pass legislation, including the next government funding package. Earlier this month, the FCC Chair […]
Luján, Welch Introduce Bill to Require Online Platforms Receive Consumers’ Consent Before Using Their Personal Data to Train AI Models
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Artificial Intelligence Consumer Opt-In, Notification Standards, and Ethical Norms for Training (AI CONSENT) Act, legislation that would require online platforms to obtain consumers’ express informed consent before using their personal data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. Failure to […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $64 Million to Modernize, Improve Grid Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 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.) welcomed $64,362,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development loans to increase access to […]
Luján, Colleagues Urge the Department of Justice to Improve Public Safety on Tribal Lands
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on the high rates of Tribal prosecutorial declinations. In their letter, the Senators asks a series of questions […]
Luján, Sanders Applaud Boehringer Ingelheim for Reducing Inhaler Costs to $35
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the announcement from Boehringer Ingelheim that it would cap patient copays for all of its inhalers at $35 starting on June 1, 2024. The company also announced that it will lower […]
Lujan Statement on Passage of First Appropriations Package for 2024, Wins for New Mexico
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined the U.S. Senate in passing the minibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2024 that protects nutrition assistance for millions of women and kids, supports the economy, keeps passengers safe, protects local food supply, and delivers critical funding to veterans and firefighters. The package also […]
