N.M. Delegation Announces State’s Selection for National Medicaid Demonstration Program
New Mexico will receive new resources to expand access to mental health and substance use services as one of 10 states selected for program 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 the U.S. Department […]
Luján Statement on House Inaction on RECA Extension and Expansion
Despite Bipartisan, Bicameral Support, House Fails to Pass RECA Legislation Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement following House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s failure to hold a vote on legislation to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program: “Since being elected to Congress, I’ve built a bipartisan […]
Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Welcome $1.5 Million from Infrastructure Law to Help Doña Ana County Families Lower Energy Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of a $1.5 million award from the Infrastructure Law that will help working families in Doña Ana County lower their energy costs. The funding from the Infrastructure Law’s Weatherization Assistance […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $9.5 million for Law Enforcement to Help Address the Overdose Epidemic in New Mexico, Crack Down on Illicit Drug Trafficking
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 $9,502,108 from the White House’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to provide New Mexico’s law enforcement agencies new tools to keep communities safe from illicit […]
Luján, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month
Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution to recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month. The resolution encourages continued coordination and cooperation between the federal government, researchers, families, and the public to improve prognoses by increasing access to timely treatments […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $6.9 Million to Help Albuquerque Public Schools Purchase 20 New Clean School Buses
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $6.9 million in Infrastructure Law funding to help Albuquerque Public Schools replace older, diesel school buses with 20 new electric school buses. “I’m proud to welcome nearly $7 million in […]
