Luján Visits Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Offices, Tours Substance Use Treatment Center, Holds Discussions on New Mexico Health Care Workforce and Lowering Costs for Prescription Drugs
Santa Fe, N.M. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the Las Vegas and Mora Hermit’s Peak Claims Office to meet with leadership and staff who are directly responsible for helping claimants navigate the claims process. Both offices were created as a result of the Luján’s signature Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, which […]
Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Protect Pecos Watershed from Mineral Development in Northern New Mexico
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Pecos Watershed Protection Act, legislation to protect portions of the PecosWatershed in northern New Mexico from all mineral development. U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández will introduce the companion legislation in the House of Representatives. In 1991, a spill of toxic waste from a […]
Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Introduce Legislation to Keep Hermit’s Peak Claims Office Open Until 2027
New Legislation Marks Nearly One-Year Since Securing Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Recovery Program Washington, D.C. – As we reflect on the one-year anniversary of securing the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M) introduced the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Extension Act to extend the period a victim […]
Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Introduce Legislation to Help New Mexicans Recover from Cerro Pelado Fire
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced the Cerro Pelado Fire Assistance Act to provide financial compensation for New Mexicans impacted by the Cerro Pelado Fire which was caused by the U.S. Forest Service. The bill would require FEMA to establish […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Bill to Rename Gallup VA Clinic in Honor of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura is Now Law
President Biden Signs Bill to Rename the Gallup CBOC the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) applauded President Biden’s signing of their legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Gallup, New Mexico, as the […]
Heinrich, Luján, Torres Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Commemorate, Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Norma Torres (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to replace the official holiday recognized on the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The bill would also replace any mention of Columbus Day in all federal laws or regulations with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. More […]
