US Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.Mex.)
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Recent News About US Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.Mex.)
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Amid Growing Concerns Over AI, Luján Pushes NTIA to Create and Implement Responsible Guardrails to Protect Americans
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, urged National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson to create responsible guardrails around Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, governance, and use.
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Luján Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Clean Buses for Rural Communities
On June 12 , U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to expand rural communities’ access to clean school buses. Studies have shown that pollution levels in the cabin of existing diesel school buses are 12 times higher than outdoors.
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Luján, Leger Fernández, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
On June 8, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation that amends the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project to ensure it has the resources and time needed to reach completion to deliver drinking water to northwestern New Mexico communities.
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Luján, Murkowski, Hinson, Watson Coleman Introduce Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis
On June 7, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act to address the maternal and infant mortality crisis by increasing the number of trained midwives in the United States.
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Luján Statement on Passing of Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan:
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Luján, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Combat Cattle Fever Tick Infestations
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday introduced the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act, which would help combat cattle fever tick infestations across the country:
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Members of N.M. Congressional Delegation Call On USPS for Plan to Restore Postal Service to Chimayó
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.) urged United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for a plan of action to restore postal service to the community of Chimayó.
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Luján, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month
This week, 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.
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N.M. Delegation Welcomes Interior Decision on Chaco Mineral Withdrawal
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.) released the following statement welcoming the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw federal minerals within the ChacoCulture Heritage Withdrawal Area from future mineral development, including new oil and gas leasing, for the next 20 years.
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Luján Statement on Averting Unprecedented Debt Default
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation to avoid a first-ever default and protect New Mexico veterans, seniors, and working families:
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Luján Introduces Legislation to Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement and Transparency
On June 1, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to introduce the Language-Inclusive Support and Transparency for Online Services (LISTOS) Act to improve multilingual large language models, automated decision-making systems, and content moderation practices online to better protect non-English speaking communities.
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Luján & Colleagues Call On Administration to Streamline Cancellation of Removal Process
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in calling on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to make cancellation of removal more accessible for long-term noncitizen residents of the United States.
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N.M. Delegation Statement on Shootout in Red River
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.) issued the following statement in response to shootings in Red River, N.M
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Luján, Durbin, Risch, and Blackburn Announce New Senate National Labs Caucus
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), James Risch (R-Idaho.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced the creation of a new Senate National Labs Caucus.
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Luján Statement on FCC Nominations
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, issued the following statement after President Biden renominated FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr, and nominated Anna Gomez to serve as the fifth Commissioner:
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Luján, Sinema, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Endangered Wolves, Support Southwest Ranchers
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Wolf and Livestock Fairness (WOLF) Act to provide full reimbursement to ranchers for livestock harmed by endangered Mexican gray wolves.
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Luján, Heinrich Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.
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Luján Introduces Legislation to Increase Hatch Act Enforcement, Transparency, and Accountability
On May 16, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act, legislation that increases fairness and impartiality of the Hatch Act by informing Congress of potential violations.
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Luján Chairs Broadband Subcommittee Hearing Focused on The State of Universal Service
On May 11, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, convened a Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service” (USF) to examine the need for connectivity in rural and insular areas, low-income households, health care providers, and for access to broadband in our nation’s schools and libraries.
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Luján, Thune Announce Bipartisan Working Group on the Universal Service Fund and Broadband Access
Ahead of the Subcommittee hearing titled “The State of Universal Service,” U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today announced a bipartisan Senate working group to evaluate and propose potential reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF).