Luján Applauds FCC Vote to Combat Digital Discrimination
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to take action on rulemaking regarding digital discrimination. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the FCC is required to issue rules within two years that facilitate equal access to broadband, by preventing and eliminating digital discrimination, on the basis of […]
Luján Statement on Continuing Resolution to Keep the Government Open
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open and avert a catastrophic shutdown: “Today, the Senate came together across party lines to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown that would throw the lives of millions of […]
New Mexico Delegation Welcomes $10 Million to Invest in Early Childhood Education and Care
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 announcing $10 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve early childhood education and care in New Mexico. The grant is […]
On Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Anniversary, Luján Calls on NHTSA and Auto Manufacturers to Implement Critical Road Safety Provisions
Washington, D.C. – On the second anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and auto manufacturers to implement life-saving technologies to prevent drunk and impaired driving in new vehicle models required under Luján’s HALT/RIDE Act. Since passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
Luján, Thune, Klobuchar Lead Commerce Committee Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan AI Bill to Boost Innovation and Strengthen Accountability
Senators’ bipartisan legislation would bolster innovation and increase transparency and accountability for higher-risk AI applications WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), all members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
Heinrich, Luján and Vasquez Announce Historic $41.4M Federal Investment in Carbon Storage Innovation at New Mexico Tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) proudly announced that New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) is set to receive $41.4 million in federal funding. This funding will be directed towards a detailed site characterization study for […]
