Luján Joins Tester, Manchin, Rounds, Colleagues on Bipartisan Opposition to the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission Process
(U.S. Senate) – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), 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.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today released the following joint statement announcing their collective opposition to the Asset […]
Luján Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade: “Today’s decision by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court has shamefully taken our country backwards – undermining nearly 50 years of legal precedent and putting the most vulnerable at risk by […]
Luján Statement on the Senate Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Senate passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in nearly three decades: “From Uvalde to Buffalo – and too many communities in between – gun violence has shattered lives. For too […]
Luján Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s NYSRPA v. Bruen Decision
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the decision of the Supreme Court striking down New York’s concealed-carry license law. “25 states require a permit to carry concealed weapons in public – a precautionary measure widely accepted by the American people. At a time when the federal government is […]
Luján Joins Colleagues in Pressing Federal Reserve Chair to Establish Transparent Selection Process for Leadership Positions across Regional Federal Reserve Banks
In the 108-year history of the Federal Reserve System, there have only been four nonwhite Federal Reserve Bank presidents Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today joined several of his Senate colleagues in urging Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to establish a more robust, transparent, and standardized selection process for appointing directors […]
Luján Leads Colleagues Urging FCC to Increase Robocall Accountability and Transparency
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led 11 Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure timely public disclosures on providers most responsible for enabling illegal robocalls. These disclosures would increase transparency, public accountability, and help strengthen other robocall mitigation requirements, while enabling telecom providers, public advocates, law enforcement […]
