Luján, Schatz, Butler, Welch Introduce Legislation Promoting Use Of AI To Predict, Respond To Extreme Weather
Bill Would Direct Key Federal Agencies to Use AI Tools to Improve Weather Forecasting, Crack Down on Illegal Deforestation, Optimize Electrical Grids WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week introduced the Transformational AI to Modernize the Economy (TAME) against Extreme Weather Act, […]
Luján Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) issued the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Biden delivered an important address to the American people with a clear theme: the state of our Union is strong, jobs and the economy are growing, and our legislative accomplishments are paying off. […]
VIDEO: Luján Statement on Passing Legislation to Provide Justice for New Mexicans Who Sacrificed for National Security
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA): “After decades of work and tireless advocacy, we are the closest we have ever been to providing justice and compensation for those who have suffered at the hands of our country’s […]
Luján Announces $62 Million for 74 New Mexico Projects in First Appropriations Package
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that he secured $62,796,064 for 74 projects across New Mexico in the minibus package covering six subcommittees. The projects Senator Luján secured funding for include investments in public safety, agriculture, behavioral health services, affordable housing, military installations, and acequia and water infrastructure upgrades. “Today, […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes Nearly $2 Million to Restore Watersheds Damaged by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
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.) are welcoming nearly $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the development of a comprehensive Watershed Restoration Plan for the areas directly impacted by the […]
Ahead of Critical RECA Vote, Luján Announces New Mexico Downwinder as State of the Union Guest
Tina Cordova is a leading RECA advocate, cancer survivor Washington, D.C. – Ahead of a Senate vote on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, as his guest for President Biden’s State of the Union address. Last year, Senator Luján led a […]
