Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed
New Mexico – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, wrote […]
Luján, Leger Fernández Demand Accountability at Meeting with New Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Leadership
Santa Fe, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after meeting with FEMA and Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office leadership: “As the sponsors of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, we fought to establish the Claims Office and secure $5.45 billion to […]
N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration cancelling a withdrawal application that would protect the Upper Pecos Watershed from […]
Luján Statement on Trump’s Latest Threats to Kill ‘Whole Civilization’
Trump on 4/7: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Trump on Easter Sunday: “Open the F––– Strait, you crazy b–––s, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” Albuquerque, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben […]
Heinrich, Luján Statement on President Trump’s 2027 Budget
Heinrich, Luján: “Trump’s budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s […]
ICYMI: Luján Named as James Beard Foundation Impact Award Honoree
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, 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, was named a 2026 James Beard Impact Award honoree for his work fighting hunger in New Mexico and across the country. Senator Luján released the following […]
