Heinrich, Luján Introduce Sarah Davenport for Consideration to Serve on U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced Sarah Davenport for consideration to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Heinrich and Luján strongly recommended Davenport to the Biden Administration and welcomed the announcement of her nomination […]
Luján, Heinrich Secure Hermit’s Peak Claims Office Extension in Continuing Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after securing an extension to the period that victims may file claims with the Hermit’s Peak Claims Office as part of the Continuing Resolution: “Today, we voted for a Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and […]
Luján, N.M. Congressional Delegation Lead Press Conference Calling For House RECA Vote
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined RECA advocates for a press conference calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill that would strengthen the Radiation Exposure […]
Luján, Colleagues Urge Social Media and Encrypted Messages Companies to Increase Resources Toward Combatting 2024 U.S. Election Disinformation
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a letter signed by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to 11 of the largest and most popular social media and encrypted chat companies in the U.S. calling for increased resources toward combatting 2024 U.S. election administration […]
Luján, Cardin, Castro Lead Resolution to Combat Disinformation and Misinformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) introduced a bicameral resolution expressing concern about Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation across Latin America and the Caribbean and how it […]
Luján, Colleagues Urge the FCC to Require Disclosure of the Use of AI-Generated Content in Political Ads on Radio and TV
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a letter signed by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the proposed rule requiring disclosure of the use of AI-generated […]
