N.M. Delegation Welcomes Historic $17 Million Federal Investment to Address Homelessness
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.) are welcoming $17,137,326 — a 5.3% increase from last year — from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care program to support New […]
Luján Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Senators Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Melanie […]
Luján, Fischer Lead Bipartisan Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Uphold the Universal Service Fund
21 Senators and 8 Representatives Call on Supreme Court to Uphold the Universal Service Fund, Ensure Rural and Underserved Areas Have Access to Broadband Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme […]
KEY MOMENTS: Luján Presses Treasury Secretary Nominee on Cuts to Health Care and Head Start, Secures Commitment to Combat Fentanyl
WATCH HERE: Treasury Secretary Nominee Won’t Commit to Not Recommending Cuts to Health Care for Americans Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pressed Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent on a number of issues important to New Mexicans, including preserving health care for children, seniors, […]
Luján: Republican Tax Scam Will Leave American Families Behind
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democrats and delivered remarks on the Senate Floor calling out the Republican Tax Scam that gives a handout to the country’s most wealthy on the backs of working people by dramatically cutting funding for programs that all Americans rely on like health, education, […]
Luján Statement on Transportation Secretary Nominee Confirmation Hearing
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the nomination hearing for former Congressman Sean Duffy, the nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation: “Today, I participated in a productive confirmation hearing for former Congressman Sean Duffy to serve […]
