N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcome $2.8 Million In FAA Grants For New Mexico 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 $2,865,326 in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for eight airports in New Mexico to repair runways, taxiways, and other infrastructure. “Local airports help […]
N.M. Delegation Urges the Biden Administration to Improve Native American Voting Access in New Mexico
Washington, D.C. – Today, 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.) urged President Biden and the Indian Health Service (IHS) to select a pilot a voter registration site in New Mexico to increase American Indian and Alaskan Native […]
Luján, Thune Request GAO to Review Broadband Regulatory Structure
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. 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 sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request that it conduct a review of the effectiveness of federal, state, and local broadband programs. The request follows a GAO report […]
Luján, Dingell Highlight Public Support for HALT Act, Recommendations to End Drunk and Impaired Driving
The lawmakers spearheaded the passage of anti-drunk and impaired driving legislation Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) highlighted new recommendations from the Technical Working Group on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology (TWG) for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new car safety standard that will prevent […]
Luján Introduces Legislation to Fully Fund Title I, Special Education
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-Nev.) to introduce the Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers (PACT) Act – legislation to put Congress on a fiscally responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities […]
Luján Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Avoid Debt Default
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) to reintroduce legislation to avoid default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of funding that the United States Treasury may borrow. “With Republicans steering us toward a debt default, it’s […]
