Luján, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Robocall Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the FCC Legal Enforcement Act, legislation that would provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with litigation enforcement authority for violations contained in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regarding […]
N.M. Delegation Urges HUD to Support Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Relief
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to acknowledge and examine the unmet needs of New Mexicans as a result of the 2022 wildfire […]
Heinrich, Luján Announce Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception, Ahead of One-Year Mark Since Right to Abortion Struck Down
Right to Contraception Act would protect American’s right to contraception as Supreme Court threatens to roll back more reproductive rights in the wake of Dobbs decision Ninety percent of Americans support access to all forms of birth control WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) […]
Luján, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Drought Protections for Acequias
Washington, D.C. – Today,U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced bipartisan legislation that ensures acequias are able to access the same USDA disaster assistance programs available to other agricultural systems. The ACEQUIA Act amends the Non-insured Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to ensure that Parciantes qualify for drought and other disaster assistance. […]
New Mexico Delegation Welcomes $10.9 Million of Investments For N.M. Airports
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.) announced a total of $10,916,787 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to repair the infrastructure at six airports in New Mexico. “Local airports help sustain and grow New Mexico’s economy. […]
Heinrich, Luján Join Colleagues in Urging EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to strengthen its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and to implement key provisions of the Methane Emission Reduction Program without delay. […]
