Luján, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker and U.S. Representatives Dale Strong, George Whitesides, and Vince Fong reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial spaceports through the modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) […]
Democratic Senators Release Statement on Market Structure Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) released the following statement: “Last week, we released a framework on market structure legislation, highlighting our desire […]
Senator Luján, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today led seven of […]
Luján Statement on Political Weaponization of the FCC
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement: “President Trump and FCC Chair Carr made it clear: fall in line or be silenced. And it’s not just late-night TV. This administration is silencing free speech, targeting universities and companies, and abusing their power to […]
Luján, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation bolstering pharmacists’ ability to serve older Americans in communities that lack easy access to doctors or where pharmacists can provide certain basic medical services. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act encourages pharmacists to offer health care services […]
Luján: New Report Details Secretary Kennedy’s Misrepresentations, Lies, and Denials Before the Finance Committee
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a report reviewing the testimony of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Finance Committee hearing earlier this month: “Earlier […]
