Luján, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs closer to full funding and increase funding for public school districts on federal land, which are tax-exempt and therefore have […]
Luján Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to study causes of autism […]
Luján, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission
Lawmakers to Rollins: “We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state’s economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe […]
Luján Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize the SUPPORT Act – a landmark federal investment to combat the fentanyl crisis through addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The bipartisan package of fentanyl prevention bills, led by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), now […]
Luján Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr’s Weaponization of the Agency
Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz’s Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on the Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, to invite the Federal Communications Commission for an immediate oversight hearing. In light of recent events, […]
Luján Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis
Trump: “Don’t even bother dealing with them” Vought: “The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats’ proposal to keep the government open and permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, among other critical […]
