Senator Luján Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Government Shutdown and Trump Administration Dismantling of Independent Agencies
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, set the record straight on the Republican government shutdown and questioned three nominees to key transportation boards about their statutory obligations to act independently. Sen. Luján led Democrats at today’s hearing on Trump transportation nominees John DeLeeuw […]
New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum […]
Luján Statement on New Mexico Health Care Authority’s New Calculator Exposing Skyrocketing Health Care Costs if Republicans Fail to Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the New Mexico Health Care Authority released a new tool that allows New Mexicans to calculate an estimate of how much health premiums would increase if Congressional Republicans fail to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits: “The New […]
Luján Statement on Trump Administration Only Partially Funding SNAP Despite Having Legal Authority and Funds to Fully Fund Program
Washington, D.C. – 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, issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “Two separate federal district courts have confirmed what we already […]
BREAKING: N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump Administration’s Move to Begin Reversing Protections for Chaco Canyon
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following statement condemning President Trump and […]
Luján Statement on Federal Court Rulings on SNAP
Washington, D.C. – 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, released the following statement after two separate federal judges issued rulings on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “These court rulings make it clear that the Trump administration must follow […]
