Luján Statement on DHS Funding Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on funding parts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, implementing the Senate Democrats’ plan to pay our TSA workers, Coast Guard, and more, while holding the line against funding for ICE and Border Patrol: “I’m glad that the hardworking men and […]
Luján, Kim Introduce Legislation to Support Student Success through Early Childhood Education
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, legislation to bolster early childhood education training for school admin and leaders and help them lay the groundwork for our youngest learners’ long-term success. […]
Senate Republicans Block Legislation to Pay TSA for 9th Time
Senate Republicans have now blocked TSA pay 9 times & blocked bills to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA, & Coast Guard 12 times in total Washington, D.C. — Senate Republicans have now blocked pay for TSA workers 9 times and blocked bills to fund TSA, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Coast Guard […]
Luján Votes Against Confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “New Mexicans deserve steady, responsible leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, especially at a time when the agency is facing a […]
Heinrich, Luján Join Push to Stop Department of Education’s Weaponization of Civil Rights Investigations
Senators demand Education Department drop politicized investigations as tool of partisan agenda, expose dismantling of protections for students Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 13 other Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Education to reverse its efforts to weaponize the Office of Civil Rights to carry out the Trump administration’s ideological agenda. The Senators […]
Luján, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Celebrating the Leadership and Legacy of Native Women
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution recognizing the leadership, resilience, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women. Passed during Women’s […]
