N.M. Congressional Democrats Secure $2.5 Billion In Aid For New Mexicans Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) secured $2.5 billion to support New Mexico residents and business owners impacted by this year’s Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires. The aid for New Mexico was included in the Continuing Resolution to keep […]
House Passes Legislation Led by Luján, Klobuchar, Blunt to Improve Ballot Access for Voters with Disabilities
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Ranking Member Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing their legislation – the PAVA Program Inclusion Act – to ensure all voters with disabilities, regardless of geographic location, can fully participate in the electoral […]
Heinrich, Luján Support Senate Passage Of Stopgap Government Spending Bill That Includes $2.5 Billion For New Mexicans Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) voted for the Senate passage of a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded until December 16, 2022. The spending legislation includes the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act and $2.5 billion for FEMA to establish and carry out the requirements […]
Luján Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Broaden Legal Pathway to Citizenship
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to introduce legislation to expand a pathway to permanent legal status for millions of long-term U.S. residents. The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 would update the existing […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome $915,900 In Federal Investments To Support Food Business Growth In Farmington
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.) are welcoming a $915,900 federal grant to San Juan College in Farmington to renovate and repurpose a city building to support the Harvest Food Hub and Kitchen. “The San Juan College Harvest Food Hub is a […]
N.M. Congressional Democrats Fight To Include $2.5 Billion For New Mexicans Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires In Government Spending Proposal
WASHINGTON – As Congress finalizes negotiations on a stopgap government funding bill, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are fighting for $2.5 billion to support New Mexico residents and business owners impacted by this year’s Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires. New […]
