Luján, Van Hollen Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen FEC, Revitalize Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Chris Van Hollen reintroduced two campaign finance reform bills to bring dramatic and necessary change to our nation’s campaign finance system, which currently enables wealthy private interests to hold outsized influence over the American political process. The Senators’ Empowering Mass Participation to Offset […]
Heinrich, Luján, Casey Urge Biden to Prioritize Border Security, Fentanyl Crackdown in Budget Request
As President prepares FY25 budget request, Senators are pushing for prioritization of border security and anti-fentanyl measures After Republicans killed border security measures in emergency spending bill, Democratic Senators are making renewed effort to secure border and combat fentanyl Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), alongside Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), […]
N.M Delegation Welcomes $18 million to Lower Energy Costs and Enhance Energy Infrastructure Resilience
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 $18 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) — funded through the Infrastructure Law — to lower energy costs, bolster energy resilience and sovereignty for the Navajo […]
Luján, Heinrich Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding for Free & Fair Elections in Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Budget
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter urging President Biden to include significant funding for election grants in the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 federal budget. These resources would help state and local governments with the administration and security of federal elections, including to maintain and improve […]
N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $35 Million in Federal Funding for Rural Development
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 over $35 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural development projects across New Mexico as part of the Administration’s Investing in […]
Heinrich, Luján Press Biden Administration on Concerns with New Arms Sales to Netanyahu Government, Request Assurances Prior to Proceeding
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Biden expressing concern around any additional transfer of U.S. weapons, including bombs, to the Netanyahu government in Israel in light of the current humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the developing crisis in Rafah. In their letter, the […]
