Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)
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Defense Credit Union Council to Sens. Heinrich, Lujan: Proposed credit card regs ‘will risk military financial readiness’
An association representing U.S. military credit unions sent a letter to New Mexico’s U.S. Senators in opposition to proposed credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Better Honor National Heroes at Santa Fe National Cemetery
On July 13, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to honor and commemorate U.S. veterans with dignity and respect.
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Luján, Schiff, Klobuchar Lead Bicameral Letter Urging FEC to Reconsider AI Decision
On July 13, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) expressing their disapproval of the recent decision to not seek public comment on a petition by Public Citizen requesting that the FEC clarify that the existing law against “fraudulent misrepresentation” in campaign advertisements extends to the use of deceptive AI in advertisements.
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Luján Welcomes $25 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico
On July 12, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed $25 million for New Mexico to implement the REGROW Act, legislation he championed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up and remediate abandoned gas and oil wells.
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Luján, Cassidy, Trahan Reintroduce TLDR Act to Increase Online Transparency
On July 11, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) reintroduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act to require commercial websites and mobile apps to create a simple, readable, and accessible summary of their terms-of-service agreements.
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Heinrich, Luján Congratulate Xochitl Torres Small on Confirmation as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
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Luján Welcomes White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu to Highlight New Mexico Investments
Last week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu to New Mexico to highlight historic investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Luján, Crapo, Leger Fernández Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen RECA
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and James Moylan (R-GU) reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to compensate individuals exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests.
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Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to introduce the Small Farm Conservation Act, legislation that would help small farms access federal conservation programs delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
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N.M. Delegation Delivers $26.2 Million to Modernize Bus Fleets, Improve Transit
On June 28, U.S Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), 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 $26,270,968 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the City of Albuquerque and North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) to enhance public transportation services and accelerate the transition to an American-made clean energy future.
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Luján Announces $675 Million in Broadband Investments for New Mexico
On June 26, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, announced $675,372,311 in funding to expand high-speed internet access in New Mexico.
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Luján, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Robocall Enforcement
On June 22, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the FCC Legal Enforcement Act, legislation that would provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with litigation enforcement authority for violations contained in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regarding robocalls.
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N.M. Delegation Urges HUD to Support Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Relief
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to acknowledge and examine the unmet needs of New Mexicans as a result of the 2022 wildfire disasters.
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Heinrich, Luján Announce Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception, Ahead of One-Year Mark Since Right to Abortion Struck Down
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) in announcing the reintroduction of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would protect and strengthen the right to contraception.
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Luján, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Drought Protections for Acequias
On June 21, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced bipartisan legislation that ensures acequias are able to access the same USDA disaster assistance programs available to other agricultural systems.
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Heinrich, Luján Join Colleagues in Urging EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions
On June 15, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to strengthen its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and to implement key provisions of the Methane Emission Reduction Program without delay.
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Luján, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker Introduce Bill to Launch New Era of Spaceports
On June 14, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker introduced the bipartisan Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial spaceports through the modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching (STIM) grant program.
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Members of N.M. Delegation Welcome $3.2 Million Broadband Investments to Navajo Nation
On June 14, 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.) welcomed a total of $3.2 million from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Pine Hill School of the Ramah Navajo Chapter of the Navajo Nation
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N.M. Delegation Pushes For Improvements to Medical Support at Cannon Air Force Base
On June 9,U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) wrote to the Defense Health Agency to encourage improved medical support at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), located near Clovis, New Mexico and review any barriers that limit medical services hiring or contracting.
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Heinrich, Luján Welcome $7.6 Million from Infrastructure Law for Lower Pecos Landscape Restoration
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announced plans to invest $161 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in ecosystem restoration and resilience work on 21 “Restoration Landscapes” across 11 western states, including $7.6 million to restore the lower Pecos River watershed in southeastern New Mexico.