Luján, Heinrich Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer calling out the Trump Administration’s harmful plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, which will help foreign interests at the expense of New Mexico cattle producers. While cattle is among the top cash commodities for […]
Luján Statement on Trump Administration’s Decision to Reverse Their Own Position and Illegally Withhold Food Benefits from Americans
Trump: “I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s illegal decision to withhold available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November: […]
Heinrich, Luján Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump’s Shutdown
Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ legislation to pay all federal workers during Trump’s shutdown WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) released the following statements after Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ legislation to ensure all federal employees — including essential and furloughed federal workers and service members — and federal contractors receive back pay […]
Luján, Heinrich Urge Trump’s USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits Amid Republican Shutdown
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (D-Minn.), led 43 of their Senate colleagues, including Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), in urging U.S. […]
Luján Secures Amendments to Strengthen Public Safety During Extreme Weather Events, Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Through Commerce Committee Markup
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, secured the successful passage of two amendments through the Senate Commerce Committee as part of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 and Foreign Robocall Elimination Act. Both bills were reported favorably out of the Senate […]
Heinrich, Luján Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans’ Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laying out how the Department’s most recent reckless mass firings during […]
