On Senate Floor, Luján Condemns Forcible Removal and Manhandling of Senator Padilla
WATCH Senator Luján’s Floor Speech here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks condemning the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) by federal agents at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “Mr. President, back down. Back off. You […]
Luján, Fischer Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Universal Service Fund Working Group
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, announced the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group. Last Congress, Senator Luján launched the original bipartisan, bicameral working group to evaluate […]
Luján, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump’s Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families
Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Photos from the forum available here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, hosted a Spotlight Forum titled “Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump’s Tariffs.” The forum examined how President Trump’s tariff policies fuel economic […]
On One-Year Anniversary of Expiration of RECA, Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández, Vasquez, Advocates Hold Press Call Highlighting Need to Reauthorize and Strengthen RECA
Washington, D.C. – Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expiring due to Congressional Republican inaction, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), issued the following statements highlighting the urgent need to reauthorize and strengthen RECA. The […]
N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations
In a letter to Secretary Burgum, the N.M. Delegation expressed deep concern at the DOI’s efforts to revoke protections around Chaco Canyon The Delegation’s letter comes on the heels of their reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, legislation to permanently protect Chaco Canyon WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking […]
Heinrich, Luján Fight Trump Administration’s Cuts to the Job Corps Program
Washington, D.C. – After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation’s largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 37 Senate colleagues in a […]
