Luján, Cramer, Manchin, Barrasso, Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Recreational Biking on Federal Lands
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) reintroduced the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act to bolster outdoor recreation and biking on federal lands across the country. As the outdoor recreation economy grows, this legislation capitalizes on New Mexico’s 21 million acres […]
Luján, Matsui, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Close Divide on Digital Equity, Inclusion, and Literacy
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) led U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to reintroduce the Digital Equity Foundation Act, legislation to establish a nonprofit foundation that would channel public and private investments […]
On Rare Disease Day, Luján and Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Increase Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Research and Education
Rare Disease Day Raises Awareness, Promotes Access to Treatment Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research and Education Act (CCM-CARE) which would expand National Institutes of […]
Heinrich, Luján Introduce Bill To Rename Gallup VA Clinic In Honor Of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic in honor of the late Medal of Honor recipient and World War II and Korean War veteran […]
Luján, Blumenthal, Wyden Urge Transparency for Delivery Service Junk Fees
Santa Fe, N.M. – On Friday, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to CEOs of Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Doordash urging for more transparency on junk fees, a misleading and harmful price gouging practice directed at consumers and small businesses. With 16% of Americans who rely on income from […]
Luján, Menendez, Booker, Padilla Joint Statement on Biden Administration’s Proposed Asylum Transit Ban Rule 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today issued the following joint statement in response to the Biden Administration rolling out its proposed asylum transit ban rule: “Last month, when the Biden Administration announced it would soon be issuing a proposed rule, which in effect […]
