Luján Visits El Centro Family Health, Discusses Efforts to Protect Medicaid, Rural Health Care Access From Republican Attacks
Medicaid covers more than 780,000 people in New Mexico, 33% of the people in the state Española, N.M. — Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) visited El Centro Family Health in Española to discuss the importance of Medicaid and rural health care access and his efforts to protect it from attacks. Senator Luján discussed the Trump administration’s efforts to gut Medicare, Medicaid, and […]
Luján Joins Bipartisan Push to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits
Major Richard Star Act would provide combat-injured veterans with full earned disability compensation and retirement pay Española, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rick Scott (R-FL) to introduce S. 1032, the Major Richard Star Act—bipartisan legislation to provide combat-injured veteran […]
Luján Celebrates Completion of Critical Water Infrastructure Projects in Rural Doña Ana County, Recognizes New Mexico Workers
Anthony, N.M. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the Anthony Water Treatment Plant to celebrate the completion of two federally funded water infrastructure projects that he helped to fund in rural Doña Ana County. Senator Luján secured funding for the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), which allowed for the completion of these water infrastructure projects […]
Luján Statement on Illegal Firings of FTC Commissioners
Santa Fe, N.M. — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump’s illegal firings of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter: “The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency in charge of protecting American consumers and promoting competition. From combating fraud and deception to tackling unfair […]
Luján, Senate Democrats Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers
Lujan, Schiff, Klobuchar, and Shaheen spearhead effort to stop “further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets” Anthony, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a group of 31 Senators demanding a reversal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cancelation of […]
Luján Discusses Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid with Seniors, Hosts Roundtable on Needs of New Mexico Food Banks
Santa Fe, N.M. – On Monday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center in Santa Fe to meet with seniors and discuss his efforts to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for New Mexicans from attacks by Elon Musk and the Trump administration. Senator Luján then traveled to Albuquerque to convene a roundtable […]
