N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump’s Plan to Cut Veterans Health Administration Positions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator 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.) released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s announced plan to eliminate tens of thousands of […]
Luján Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement and Transparency
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) in introducing the Language-Inclusive Support and Transparency for Online Services (LISTOS) Act to improve multilingual large language models, automated decision-making systems, […]
Luján, Fischer Lead Colleagues to Preserve States’ Ability to Use Broadband Infrastructure Funds as Congress Intended
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, sent a letter to Arielle Roth, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), […]
Luján Joins Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats to Unveil New Initiative to Lower Costs as Trump and Republicans Continue to Burden Americans with Tariffs, Unstable Economy, and Skyrocketing Prices
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats to unveil a new forward-looking Democratic initiative to lower costs. Since taking office, President Trump—abetted by the Republicans in Congress—has plagued American families with higher costs. From slashing health care, housing, and food assistance to hiking […]
Luján Questioning Exposes that FCC is no Longer an Independent Agency
FCC Chairman Carr in Response to Senator Luján’s Questioning: “The FCC is not an Independent Agency” FCC Edits Website Minutes After Questioning to Strip Word “Independent” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, pressed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr during […]
Luján Convenes Experts to Create Roadmap for Native Maternal Health Solutions
Most American Indian/Alaska Native Pregnancy-Related Deaths Were Deemed Preventable Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened more than 55 American Indian, Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Native Hawaiian (NH) maternal health experts and organizations to create a landmark set of five reports outlining the […]
