Luján & Colleagues Call On Administration to Streamline Cancellation of Removal Process
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in calling on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to make cancellation of removal more accessible for long-term noncitizen residents of the […]
N.M. Delegation Statement on Shootout in Red River
WASHINGTON – 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.) issued the following statement in response to shootings in Red River, N.M.: “We are heartsick over the shootings yesterday in Red River, New Mexico. Our thoughts are with those injured and […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $17.5 million to Provide Clean and Reliable Electricity, Lower Utility Costs
Investments will help N.M. and Navajo Nation prevent weather-related power outages and install new residential solar systems 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 $17.5 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) — funded through […]
Luján, Durbin, Risch, and Blackburn Announce New Senate National Labs Caucus
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), James Risch (R-Idaho.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced the creation of a new Senate National Labs Caucus. The National Lab Network conducts cutting-edge research to advance and deploy technologies that are critical to maintaining sustainable economic growth in the U.S. and safeguarding our national […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández, Vasquez Announce $61 Million in Federal Funding to Lower Utility Costs, Improve Public Safety
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.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $61 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower utility costs and improve public safety for rural and underserved communities in New Mexico. The funding comes from the U.S. […]
Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and their Communities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and over two dozen colleagues in introducing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities. Originally introduced in 2020 with then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland […]
