Senate Passes Resolution to Recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month
Washington D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month. The resolution encourages continued coordination and cooperation between the federal government, researchers, families, and the public to improve prognoses by increasing access to timely treatments […]
Luján Statement on the 10th Anniversary of DACA
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement marking the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Ten years ago when President Barack Obama established DACA, he made it clear that our friends, neighbors, coworkers, and valued members of our communities, who came to this country as […]
N.M. Congressional Democrats Announce Federal Government Will Fully Cover Emergency Watershed Program In Wake Of Historic Wildfires
WASHINGTON (June 15, 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.) are welcoming an announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cover 100% of the costs through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program for debris removal and other […]
Luján, Scott Introduce Bill to Increase Availability for HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Ryan White PrEP Availability Act, bipartisan legislation to increase flexibility for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics, which provide care and treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, to allow them to cover expenses of HIV/AIDS prevention medication such as PrEP […]
Luján, Advocates Announce Technical Working Group to Implement Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and a specialized group of more than a dozen auto safety technical experts announced the formation of a new Technical Working Group to assist with implementation of advanced impaired driving prevention technology as recently mandated by Congress. The bipartisan provision […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome $2.2 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds To Boost Capacity For Business Growth In Santo Domingo Pueblo
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2022) — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming more than $2.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support the replacement of aging and deteriorating wastewater infrastructure in the Santo Domingo Pueblo to improve service for new and existing […]
