Heinrich, Luján Welcome Almost Half A Million In Federal Investments To Support Chile Research At NMSU
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $477,074 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support research at New Mexico State University (NMSU) focused on ways to increase the nutritional quality and yield of chile in New Mexico and across the United States. “Whether […]
Luján Joins Colleagues to Urge Department of Justice to Ensure Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to the Internet
Senators Call On DOJ To Restart Rulemaking Process Under ADA To Support Online Protections For People With Disabilities Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 11 Senate colleagues calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support online protections for Americans with disabilities. The senators asked DOJ to restart a rulemaking process […]
Heinrich, Luján Welcome More Than $2.8 Million In USDA Funds To Improve Water Infrastructure In Doña Ana
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming more than $2.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve wastewater systems in Doña Ana County. “Upgrading and maintaining our wastewater treatment infrastructure is critical to ensure that all New Mexicans have access to safe drinking […]
Luján Joins Colleagues in Announcing Two Key Data Brokers’ Commitment to Permanently Stop Selling Location Data of People Seeking Abortion Services
Response from SafeGraph (PDF) | Response from Placer.ai (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and his Senate colleagues announced that SafeGraph and Placer.ai, two data brokers, have committed, in response to their request, to permanently stop selling the location data of people who visit abortion clinics. The data brokers’ commitment follows […]
Heinrich, Luján, Stansbury Announce $7 Million In Federal Funding To Revitalize Albuquerque Sunport
WASHINGTON (July 7, 2022) — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced $7 million in federal investments from the Infrastructure Law heading to the Albuquerque International Sunport. This funding will be used to refurbish passenger boarding bridges and electric ground power units, which will enhance passenger […]
Luján and Gallego Bill to Boost Teacher Retention Endorsed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Washington, D.C. –Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) proudly announced the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ endorsement of the Teachers Leading, Educating, Advancing, and Designing (Teachers LEAD) Act of 2022. The bill, introduced jointly by Senator Luján in the Senate and U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the House, would establish a competitive grant program through the Department […]
