/tags/ben-ray-lujan Ben Ray Lujan en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:31:07 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/business-owners-lujan-tariffs Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Albuquerque with business leaders on President Trump’s implementation of tariffs and their impacts, and the prevailing theme was uncertainty. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:31:07 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/business-owners-lujan-tariffs Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-02-22/new-mexico-senator-raises-concerns-about-fcc-as-trump-asserts-control-over-agencies Senator Ben Ray Luján criticized the "weaponization" of the agency Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:39:40 GMT /local-news/2025-02-22/new-mexico-senator-raises-concerns-about-fcc-as-trump-asserts-control-over-agencies Alice Fordham /NM-congressional-delegtion-speaks-state-legislators-pushes-solutions-criticizes-federal-funding-job-cuts Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján were joined by Representative Teresa Leger Fernández in addressing the State Legislator on Monday, discussing problems the land of enchantment and tha nation are facing, and encouraging finding solutions through working across the aisle and focusing on the everyday New Mexican. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT /NM-congressional-delegtion-speaks-state-legislators-pushes-solutions-criticizes-federal-funding-job-cuts Daniel Montaño /local-news/2025-02-06/new-mexicans-flood-senators-office-with-concerns-about-federal-cuts Sen. Luján describes "dizzying" time in Washington Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:11:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-06/new-mexicans-flood-senators-office-with-concerns-about-federal-cuts Alice Fordham /local-news/2025-01-28/congressional-members-fight-funding-freeze In the wake of a federal funding freeze announced Monday by the Trump Administration, New Mexico’s Congressional delegation, who are all Democrats, vowed to fight back against what it called the unlawful impoundment of federal funds. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:49:55 GMT /local-news/2025-01-28/congressional-members-fight-funding-freeze Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-12-12/lujan-and-other-senators-call-for-more-protections-for-immigrants U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined other Democratic senators last week in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to expand protections for immigrants before the end of his term. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:27:25 GMT /local-news/2024-12-12/lujan-and-other-senators-call-for-more-protections-for-immigrants Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-09-25/reauthorization-of-radiation-act New Mexico congressional leaders and advocates met with other federal lawmakers in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to urge reauthorizing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:44:45 GMT /local-news/2024-09-25/reauthorization-of-radiation-act Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires On Friday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., traveled to the Mescalero Apache Reservation to meet with tribal leaders and families devastated by both the South Fork and Salt fires that continue to burn. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:55:50 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires President Joe Biden Thursday approved a request by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for a Major Disaster Declaration covering Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:54:44 GMT /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-07-25/officials-call-for-change-as-usfs-admits-a-third-2022-wildfire-began-as-a-prescribed-burn Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez says the news about how the Cerro Pelado fire began was not unexpected. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:03:31 GMT /local-news/2023-07-25/officials-call-for-change-as-usfs-admits-a-third-2022-wildfire-began-as-a-prescribed-burn Alice Fordham