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 […]
Luján Delivers Speech to New Mexico State Legislature
Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered remarks to a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature at the New Mexico State Capitol. Video of the speech is HERE. Additional photos are available HERE. An excerpt from the Senator’s remarks can be found below: It’s always an honor to be in this Chamber, which was like […]
Luján Holds Farm Bill Roundtable in Aztec, Highlights Federal Investments Secured for the Navajo Nation
NEW MEXICO – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited Aztec to hold a roundtable discussion on New Mexico’s agriculture priorities for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill. Their conversations centered on San Juan County food banks, Native American farmers, and critical extension programs to consider the 2023 Farm Bill. Following the discussion, Senator Luján toured a local farm with meeting […]
Luján Joins Colleagues To Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Online Content Moderation & Hold Internet Companies Accountable
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and John Thune (R-S.D.) to reintroduce the Internet Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (Internet PACT) Act, bipartisan legislation which updates the Communications Act of 1934 by requiring social media companies to establish clear content moderation policies and holding them accountable for content that violates […]
Luján, Murphy Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Public Health Misinformation
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday announced reintroduction of legislation to counter the threat that misinformation and disinformation pose to public health. The Promoting Public Health Information Act would support efforts across the Department of Health and […]
Luján, Cramer, Heinrich, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop New Technology to Identify and Plug Orphaned Wells
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act (AWRRDA) to support the identification and remediation of abandoned gas and oil wells. These abandoned wells leak methane and other toxic air pollutants, contaminate groundwater, and create community […]
