Heinrich, Luján Push to End Stock Trading by Members of Congress
ETHICS ACT comes after over a year of collaboration and amid calls for government accountability WASHINGTON – Most voters believe members of Congress shouldn’t be able to hold and trade individual stocks. But that hasn’t prevented members of Congress from doing it. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of House and Senate members made over […]
Luján Welcomes NHTSA Announcement of Steps to Address Underride Crashes, Advance Passenger Safety
Luján Championed Traffic Safety Initiatives in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcement establishing a new Advisory Committee on Underride Protection, and publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider requirements for side underride guards on […]
N.M. Delegation Announces Over $9 Million For Schools, Roads, Emergency Response Services, And Forest Health Projects
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.) announced a total of $9,588,527 to support public schools, roads, emergency services on national forests and grasslands, and for developing community wildfire protection plans for New Mexico. The funding comes from […]
Members of N.M. Delegation Welcome Nearly $1.5 Million to Support STEM Educators at the University of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) welcomed $1,499,999 in funding for the University of New Mexico (UNM) to help develop teacher leadership pathways for K-12 science educators. This funding was made possible through a recent National Science Foundation (NSF) project that aims to address the challenge of teacher shortages […]
Luján Meets with Local Leaders from Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, and Town of Bernalillo
Rio Rancho, N.M. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) held several meetings with local leaders from City of Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, and Town of Bernalillo to discuss needs of the local government and how Senator Luján can continue to support them. In the City of Rio Rancho, Senator Luján met with Rio Rancho Mayor […]
Heinrich, Luján File Amicus Brief Urging Appeals Court to Prevent Dangerous Ruling Threatening Access to Mifepristone From Taking Effect
240 Members of Congress Ask Fifth Circuit To Stay District Court Ruling That Threatens Access To Mifepristone Nationwide—And Access To All Manner Of Other FDA-Approved Drugs WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the […]
