Luján Chairs Broadband Subcommittee Hearing Focused on Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, convened the final subcommittee hearing of the 117th Congress titled “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs.” Millions of Americans live in rural, Tribal, and low-income urban areas that do not have access to affordable broadband. Congress has provided […]
Heinrich, Luján Urge USDA To Address Western Drought, Strengthen Agriculture Conservation Efforts
Bipartisan Group of Western Senators Urge USDA to Address Western Needs with Existing Programs, Additional $20 Billion for Conservation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are part of a group of fourteen bipartisan senators who have sent a letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support […]
Luján, Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop New Technology to Identify and Plug Orphaned Wells
Legislation Builds On Successful Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Initiative Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act (AWRRDA) to identify and remediate abandoned gas and oil wells, which can leak methane, contaminate groundwater, and create community safety risks. Last year, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included Senators Luján […]
Heinrich, Luján Call For Additional Emergency Food And Shelter Program Assistance For NGOs, States, And Localities Serving Migrant Families
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are calling for $500 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) so that local nonprofits, governmental social service organizations, and states/localities can continue providing humanitarian services to migrants arriving at the U.S. border. The Federal Emergency […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce Almost $5 Million In Infrastructure Law Funding To Deliver High-Speed Internet Services For San Ildefonso Pueblo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced $4,925,582 in Infrastructure Law funding through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to strengthen high-speed internet services for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso. “Improved access to reliable high-speed internet means improved access to education, health care, […]
Luján, Barrasso Lead Bipartisan Letter to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) led their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce about the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Internet providers are required to obtain permits from the federal […]
