Luján Chairs Broadband Subcommittee Hearing Focused on The State of Universal Service
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, convened a Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service” (USF) to examine the need for connectivity in rural and insular areas, low-income households, health care providers, and for access to broadband in our nation’s schools and […]
Luján, Rounds, and Johnson Introduce National American Indian Veterans Charter Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today led a group of 36 senators in introducing bipartisan legislation to create a congressional charter for the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV). Congress grants charters to recognize patriotic and national organizations that operate solely for […]
Luján, Thune Announce Bipartisan Working Group on the Universal Service Fund and Broadband Access
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service,” U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today announced a bipartisan Senate working group to evaluate and propose potential reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF). […]
Luján, Heinrich, and Leger Fernández Urge FEMA to Publish Final Regulations for Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act
Washington, D.C. – 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.) called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act. Last year, the New Mexico Congressional Democrats successfully passed the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire […]
Luján, Menendez, Padilla Joint Statement Ahead Of The End Of Title 42
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today issued the following statement ahead of the Biden Administration lifting the Title 42 public health order: “Title 42 is a harmful Trump-era relic designed to create chaos at the border and circumvent our domestic and international obligations to asylum […]
Luján, Gallego, Hayes Introduce Grant Program to Empower Teacher Leaders
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced legislation this week to empower teachers and schools to better serve students. The Teachers Leading, Educating, Advancing, and Designing (Teachers LEAD) Act establishes a grant program through the Department of Education to help districts provide educators with additional leadership and […]
