N.M. Delegation Demands HHS Take Immediate Action as Funding Interruptions Threaten Head Start Programs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]
Luján Delivers Over $202 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced over $202 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill. In both appropriations bills that […]
Luján Statement Commemorating Veterans Day
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day: “On Veterans Day, we come together and honor New Mexico’s proud legacy of service, and to pay tribute to the brave men and women who took an oath to protect our nation. Today, I am proud to join […]
Heinrich, Luján Statement on Final Passage of Funding Bill That Fails to Extend ACA Tax Credits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) released the following statement after final passage of a funding bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that hold down health care costs for New Mexico families: “Let’s be clear: this deal means New Mexicans will pay more […]
Heinrich, Luján Statement on Senate Vote Against Continuing Resolution that Does Not Include ACA Tax Credit Extension
Heinrich & Luján: “We voted ‘no’ today because this ‘deal’ is one that many New Mexicans literally cannot afford — and we will keep working to rein in the affordability crisis that is hurting families in New Mexico and across the country” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) released the following […]
Luján, Heinrich Statement on New Mexico Legislature’s Special Session to Fund Additional Food Benefits for New Mexicans Amid Trump’s Shutdown
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the New Mexico Legislature’s special session to temporarily provide additional nutrition […]
