Luján Statement on NHTSA Actions to Address Underride Crashes
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took action to address rear and side underride crashes through rulemaking, increased research, improved data collection, and launching an advisory committee as established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: “I’m pleased to see the Department of […]
Luján Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Biden v. Texas
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the decision of the Supreme Court upholds the Biden Administration acted lawfully to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Migrant Protections Protocols (MPP) or “Remain in Mexico” policy: “The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to end the ‘Remain in […]
Luján Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia v. EPA
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the decision of the Supreme Court to undercut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory authority: “With historic wildfires and drought raging across New Mexico, we must act to meet the existential challenge posed by climate change. Today, the Supreme Court undermined the […]
Luján, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Becerra to Expand Voting Registration Access on HealthCare.gov
“HHS’ commitments to date are important, and it is vital that the Department meets them. If implemented, they will play a critical role in achieving the Biden Administration’s goals to promote and defend the sacred right to vote of every American.” Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), […]
N.M. Congressional Democrats: Veteran Community-Based Outpatient Clinics To Remain Open
WASHINGTON (June 27, 2022) – 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.) announced today that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC) in New Mexico are no longer in jeopardy of closing. The lawmakers have collectively objected to the recommendations […]
Heinrich, Luján Announce Halt of Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission Process, N.M. Veteran Community-Based Outpatient Clinics No Longer in Jeopardy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), along with U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in releasing the following joint […]
