This Week in Trump Administration Oversight and Accountability: Senator Luján Standing Up for New Mexico Amidst the Chaos, Confusion, and Corruption
Washington, D.C. – This week, amidst the chaos, confusion, and corruption shown by Elon Musk and the Trump administration, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) took the following actions to hold the Administration accountable and stand up for New Mexicans in Washington: Senator Luján and the New Mexico Delegation on Thursday night urged the Trump […]
Luján, Colleagues Demand: Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid
Dismantling Medicaid is a Direct Attack on New Mexicans; New Mexico has the Most Medicaid Recipients Per Capita Than Any Other State Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in writing a letter to President Trump demanding the Trump administration, Elon Musk, and […]
N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Stop Unlawful Mass Firings of Probationary Federal Employees
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández, Stansbury, Vasquez: “Large-scale firings of probationary employees would ripple through our communities, reducing consumer spending, straining local businesses, and creating unnecessary economic instability” “Federal agencies must be staffed by qualified professionals, not political loyalists” Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa […]
Senators Luján, Markey, Peters Condemn Weaponization of Federal Communications Commission Against Broadcasters and Public Media
Attacks Against Public Media Could Threaten New Mexicans’ Access to Vital Local News, Television, and Radio Washington, D.C – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Nathan […]
Luján Votes Against Agriculture Secretary Nominee Following Funding Freeze for Farmers, Ranchers, and Acequias
WaPo Report: Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after voting against the nomination of Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture: […]
Luján Statement on Confirmation of RFK Jr. as Nation’s Top Health Official
RFK Jr. Has Troubling History of Pushing and Profiting Off of Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services: “At a […]
