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 […]
Luján, Colleagues Launch Probe Into DOGE’s Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data
Musk’s Team May Have Obtained Access to Personal Information of Millions of Borrowers; Raises Concerns About Violations of the Law, Failure to Protect Sensitive Information “The millions of families who rely on the Department of Education to help them achieve the American Dream deserve answers about reports that an unelected billionaire and his team now […]
Luján, Agriculture Committee Democrats Demand Answers for Funding Freeze
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding answers and clarity following […]
Heinrich, Luján Join Colleagues in Calling for Quick Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and 25 of their colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act to provide full Social Security benefits for millions of public servants impacted by Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and […]
Luján Statement on Confirmation of Project 2025 Architect to Lead Budget Office
Luján Voted Against Project 2025 Architect Who Attempted to Withhold Trillions of Dollars From Americans WATCH HERE: Minutes Before Confirmation Vote, Luján Highlighted Concerns from New Mexicans on OMB Nominee Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans […]
Luján Highlights Potential Impacts of Trump’s Trade War on New Mexico Businesses in Trade Representative Hearing
Trade Representative Nominee Cannot Guarantee New Mexico Business Won’t Get Hurt From Trump’s Trade War Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, questioned U.S. Trade Representative nominee Jamieson Greer on the potential negative impacts President Trump’s trade war would have on New Mexico businesses […]
