N.M. Delegation Announces Over $3 Million for Tribal Communities to Address Opioid Use Disorder
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 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 announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders […]
Luján Travels Across Northwestern New Mexico, Meets with Tribal Leaders and Highlights Infrastructure Projects
New Mexico – This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, traveled across Northwestern New Mexico to hold meetings with Tribal leaders and highlight federal investments he secured for Tribal Nations and surrounding New Mexico communities. Luján began by meeting with the new leadership of the […]
Luján, Colleagues Commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, commemorated Indigenous Peoples’ Day with the bicameral Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act alongside Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM). The legislation would designate Indigenous Peoples’ Day […]
With Balloon Fiesta Underway, Luján Highlights Wins From FAA Reauthorization Bill to Protect Hot Air Ballooning
Washington, D.C. – With the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta underway, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, highlighted key priorities that he secured to help protect hot air ballooning in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 that was passed and signed into […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $18.5 Million for Albuquerque-Based Pajarito Powder to Boost Advanced Energy Manufacturing, Create 60 New Jobs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $18,449,999, from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for Pajarito Powder, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based company, to boost manufacturing of advanced energy technologies and create 60 direct manufacturing jobs. […]
Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Welcome Infrastructure Law Investment in Southline Transmission Project in Southern New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the co-founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that its Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is investing $1.5 billion for […]