Senator Luján and Colleagues Call for Stronger Action from Federal Regulator on Autonomous Vehicle Safety After High-Profile Crashes
Outline several safety steps, including restricting driving systems to the roads they are designed for, improving data collection, and investigating misleading marketing Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 18, 2024) – Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Blumenthal led their colleagues in a letter to Sophie Shulman, the Acting Administrator of […]
Luján Statement on New Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Director
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), author of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, issued the following statement on the announcement that Jay Mitchell will serve as the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Director: “After three months, I am glad that FEMA has announced new leadership to steer the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon […]
Luján Statement on Dismissal of Partisan Charges Against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined the U.S. Senate in dismissing the impeachment charges against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: “Today, I joined the Senate in dismissing the partisan charges against Secretary Mayorkas so the Senate can get back to the business of the American people. With so many crises […]
Luján, Warren, Casey Slam DoorDash and UberEats for Hidden Junk Fees, Demand Information About Fees and Ties to Executive Compensation
Text of Letter to DoorDash (PDF) | Text of Letter to UberEats (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) wrote to DoorDash and UberEats, the two largest delivery platforms, calling out their use of hidden junk fees to take advantage of American consumers trying […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome $2.6 Million to Support Economic Development in Northern New Mexico, Wellbeing of New Mexico’s Seniors
Two federal grants will grow local economy, create more job opportunities, support home modification projects to improve quality of life for seniors WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,550,000 […]
Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Welcome $2.5 Million for Doña Ana County
Two federal grants will lower costs, create more job opportunities, strengthen infrastructure resilience 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 two federal grants totaling $2,470,000 million for Doña Ana County from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) […]
