Luján, Boozman Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Organ Donations and Save Lives
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-AR) reintroduced the bipartisan Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act to make it easier for living donors to give the ultimate gift by expanding eligibility for donor compensation to cover wages, travel, child care, and caregiver expenses associated with donation. Each day, […]
Luján Leads Colleagues In Demanding HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign To Stop Spread Of Measles And Save Lives
Senators Demand Action As U.S. Sees First Measles Deaths In A Decade Senators: “Increasing Vaccine Misinformation And Hesitancy Has Lowered Vaccination Rates, Leading To Outbreaks Like We Are Seeing Today” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led 12 Senate colleagues in demanding that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. […]
Luján: Republican Budget Could Kick 260,000 New Mexicans Off Their Health Insurance
New Mexico Has the Highest Rate of Medicaid-Covered Births, Most Medicaid Recipients Per Capita in the Nation Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement in response to the House Republican Budget Resolution, which could lead to 25 million Americans losing their […]
Luján, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions
Senators to USDA: “The Department’s decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide” NMSU Was Part of 2024 Fellowship Program That Supported our Nation’s Agricultural Workforce Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, […]
Luján, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that assist agricultural producers in the aftermath of […]
N.M. Delegation Oppose Plans to Use Kirtland & Fort Bliss for Immigration-Related Operations
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth opposing the Trump administration’s reported plans to use military installations, including Kirtland Air […]
