Luján: 140,000 New Mexico Children Would Benefit From Tax Relief Legislation
Bipartisan Legislation Blocked by Senate Republicans Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator […]
Luján Applauds Committee Passage of Funding for Secure and Affordable Broadband
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, applauds the passage of an additional $7.0 billion for the Affordable Connectivity Program and $3.08 billion for Rip-and-Replace in a mark-up on Thursday in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Earlier this year in a letter to House and Senate leadership, Senator Luján urged Congress to […]
Lujan Welcomes $400 Million for Western States Impacted by Long-Term Drought
Lawmakers sent letter to the Biden administration to make further investments to address long-term drought caused by climate change Washington, D.C. – Today, the Biden administration approved $400 million for Western states after U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), member of the Agriculture Committee, alongside New Mexico delegation members and Western state lawmakers, called on the administration […]
Lujan, Collins Bill to Reauthorize Autism CARES Act Clears HELP Committee
Washington, D.C. – During a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) markup, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) spearheaded the committee passage of bipartisan legislation to advance the reauthorization of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act (Autism CARES). This bill renews federal support for research, services, and training related […]
Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Welcome $1.8 Million for the City of Lordsburg
Investment will renovate downtown Lordsburg, support small businesses, and create new economic opportunities WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the City of Lordsburg. This funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act, which […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes Nearly $3 Million to Improve New Mexico’s Airports
WASHINGTON — 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 $2,792,276 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve airports across New Mexico. The FAA grants will fund airfield, safety, and other improvement projects at nine airports […]