Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Access to Prescription Drugs, Reduce Physician Paperwork Burden
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would streamline access to prescription drugs that require a health plan’s approval. Known as prior authorization, physicians and other clinicians must go through time-wasting administrative hurdles to get their […]
Heinrich, Luján Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Education in Rural Communities, Strengthen Educator Workforce
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) introduced bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) to support education in rural communities by allowing teachers on a J-1 visa to waive their two-year return home requirement and work up to five years in the U.S., if they enter into a contract with their employing school. […]
Luján Joins Press Conference Calling for House RECA Vote
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), and Delegate James Moylan (R-Guam) and RECA advocates for a press conference calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a vote on a bill that would strengthen the Radiation […]
Luján, Murray, Tuberville, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Poison Control Centers Network
Bill continues key program that helps families get emergency help and safety information Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) announced their Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Network program through 2029. […]
N.M. Delegation Announces $60 Million from Inflation Reduction Act to Strengthen Water Security in the Rio Grande
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 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 announcing $60 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to help Doña Ana and Sierra County residents and farmers […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes $11.8 Million Investment in Affordable Housing Expansion and Improvements
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 $11,855,081 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program to support 21 public housing authorities across New Mexico. […]
