Luján Statement on Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: “After a long-fought legislative battle on the Senate floor, I was honored to vote with Senate Democrats in support of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will work toward our goal of lowering health […]
Lujan Joins Colleagues to Introduce PLAN for Broadband Act
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg, (R-Mich.), and Peter Welch, (D-Vt.) introduced the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act. The legislation requires the President to develop a […]
Luján, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Local Producers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Expanding Local Meat Processing Act to remove regulatory roadblocks to increase meat processing capacity and allow livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. U.S. Representatives Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce $6.4 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Develop Health Care, Construction Workforce Training Program In Northern New Mexico
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced a $6.4 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to North Central New Mexico Economic Development District in Santa Fe. This funding will create the Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN), a health care, building […]
Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Waive Cost Sharing for New Mexicans Impacted by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act to waive the cost share requirement for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program for those impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire. The Emergency Forest Restoration Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
Heinrich, Luján Welcome More Than $3.2 Million In Federal Funding To Revitalize Airport Infrastructure In Carlsbad
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced $3,206,168 in federal funding to support infrastructure upgrades at Cavern City Air Terminal in Carlsbad. The funding will be used to reconstruct 5,830 feet of runway, allowing the airport to better maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object […]
