N.M. Congressional Delegation Calls on President Biden to Grant State’s Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Severe Wildfires
Lawmakers urge Biden to “act without delay” RUIDOSO, N.M. — With thousands of New Mexicans displaced due to devastating wildfires, 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 calling on President Joe Biden to approve a Major Disaster Declaration request […]
VIDEO: Luján Statement Recognizing Juneteenth
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of Juneteenth, which is recognized as a federal holiday after Congressional action in 2021: “On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas bearing news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans […]
Luján Statement on DACA Anniversary, Executive Order Announcement to Protect Undocumented Spouses
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, issued the following statement marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and applauding President Biden’s executive order announcement to provide relief to many Dreamers and their families: “Twelve years ago, the Obama-Biden administration […]
Luján, Gillibrand, Jayapal Introduce Legislation to Protect Domestic Workers
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapa (D-Wash.) re-introduced the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The groundbreaking legislation will finally extend common workplace rights and protections to the 2.2 million domestic workers in the United States, who are currently excluded from the […]
Heinrich, Luján Commend Federal District Judge William Paul Johnson, Announce Process to Fill Vacancy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are commending the Honorable William Paul Johnson, who has announced his intention to retire from regular active service as a United States District Court Judge effective in January 2025, after 23 years of distinguished service on the federal bench. “Over the course of his […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes Expansion of Albuquerque-Based SolAero’s Semiconductor Manufacturing, Creating 100 New Jobs
The $24 million proposed federal investment is made possible through the CHIPS and Science Act WASHINGTON — 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 preliminary terms between the U.S. Department of Commerce and SolAero by Rocket […]
