Luján: Gabbard Has and Will Continue to Undermine U.S. National Security
Gabbard Has History of Defending Our Adversaries, Will Use Intelligence Agencies for Political Retribution Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence on a party-line vote: “At a time when we should focus on strengthening […]
Luján, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and 13 of their Senate colleagues in a letter urging the Trump administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from the federal hiring freeze. Reports emerged last week indicating that the federal funding freeze is preventing the hiring and onboarding of seasonal […]
Luján Statement on New Portal for Whistleblowers to Bring Attention to Potential Lawlessness Under Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) have created a new portal for federal employees who want to disclose information about wrongdoing, abuses of power, and threats to […]
Luján, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Risks in Delays to Accessing Funding for New Mexico Community Health Centers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 19 of their colleagues in writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. regarding reports that Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantees, including community […]
Heinrich, Luján Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans’ Private Information from Elon Musk
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 25 Senate Democrats to urge Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately secure veterans’ personal information provided by the VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). This call follows Musk’s takeover of the […]
Heinrich, Luján, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding
Senators emphasize the damage Trump’s freeze on funding has already inflicted on patient care and public health oversight WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 34 Senate Democrats to call on Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dorothy Fink to end the unprecedented freeze […]
