N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcomes Mora Claims Office Expansion
Expansion follows Delegation’s calls to expediteclaims process for New Mexicans impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire 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.), welcomed the expansion of the FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office in Mora, N.M. This announcement comes after a […]
Luján Celebrates Veteran Awards Recovered, Holds Meetings With Torrance County, Estancia Local Leaders
Albuquerque, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich. Senator Luján helped Radosevich’s family obtain their father’s WWII awards and medals they have been seeking since February 2023. Thanks to the Senator and staff, Radosevich’s family can not only display Josephat’s achievements, but also tell […]
Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Support Colonias Communities and Farmworkers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Office of Colonias and Farmworker Initiatives Establishment Act to ensure that the Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies directly address the […]
Heinrich, Luján, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Working Families Can Benefit from Clean Energy Tax Credits
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter urging the Biden administration to adopt rules that facilitate smooth implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship tax credits. The tax credits are […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome Over $227,000 for Portales Municipal Airport
PORTALES — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) today welcomed over $227,000 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Portales Municipal Airport (PRZ) for necessary upgrades and long-term development. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law. “Local airports connect communities […]
Luján, Capito Urge DOT to Advance Impaired Driving Rulemaking to Save Lives and Keep Roads Safe
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to move forward with the rulemaking process to implement the HALT/RIDE Act as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law in November 2021. In 2023, approximately 12,600 […]
