Luján, Menendez Urge FCC & EPA to Address Public Health Threats Posed by Toxic Lead Cables
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) sent letters to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on recent media reports on the potential public health threat of lead-sheathed telecommunications cables. The 18-month long investigation by the Wall Street Journal found that a […]
Luján, Thune Announce Bicameral Effort to Evaluate Universal Service Fund
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and John Thune (R-S.D.), Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, respectively, announced U.S. Representatives Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, respectively, have joined the Universal Service […]
Luján, Hawley, Leger Fernández, Moylan Host Press Conference on RECA Expansion
Washington, D.C. – Today,U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, (D-N.M.) Josh Hawley, (R-Mo.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and James Moylan (R-Guam) held a press conference with advocates, downwinders, and uranium workers on the extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program. Earlier this year, Senators Luján and Hawley successfully led the U.S. Senate […]
Heinrich, Luján Announce Selection of Southwest Microchip Research and Development Program
The partnership funded by DOD grant through CHIPS and Science Act will consist of universities, national laboratories, community colleges, and private sector partners from across New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that the Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub has been selected to be […]
Luján Introduces Legislation to Support Sustainable Farm Product Marketing
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Sustainable Farms, Fibers, and Forests Act of 2023 to expand the Local Agriculture Marketing Program (LAMP) to include sustainable fiber and agroforestry products. This legislation will help ensure producers of sustainable fibers and agroforestry products can access […]
Heinrich, Luján Applaud Final Passage of their Bill to Rename Gallup VA Clinic in Honor of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura
Bill heads to President Biden’s Desk to Be Signed into Law WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded House passage of their legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic. The name will honor the late Medal […]
