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'This is our moment.' Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, Rep. Melanie Stansbury address joint session of NM...
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“To be surrounded by friends and family — that’s what this body is,” U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján told a...
New Mexico Democrats support gay marriage as Respect for Marriage Act passes U.S. Senate
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew Mexico's Congressional delegation appeared split along party lines on same-sex marriage, as a...
Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Biden cabinet member briefed on behavioral health services in the region
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAS CRUCES ‒ Local and state officials and health providers gave a public briefing to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Wednesday morning on the state of behavioral health services ...
Biden signs bill giving New Mexico 2 more years to fight for nuclear exposure reparations
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bill signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden provided federal funds to help with medical bills for...
Legislative roundup, Feb. 22, 2023
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 21—Days remaining in session: 24 Members of Congress: U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury delivered words of encouragement to lawmakers Tuesday during a joint session ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on to pass nuclear weapons reparations for New Mexicans
Gannett via AOL· 1 week agoReparations for New Mexicans impacted by nuclear weapons testing could be held up in the GOP-led...
Rounds makes third attempt at congressional charter for Native American veterans
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSouth Dakota Senator Mike Rounds and New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján are making an impassioned...
Trinity Site downwinders call on US House to pass nuclear reparations for New Mexico
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA rural, remote area of south-central New Mexico was where the first nuclear weapon was exploded in...
Cornyn, Luján introduce bill to expand access to frozen produce for SNAP Participants
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 11—WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) on Monday introduced the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce (SHOPP) Act, which would expand access ...
Biden signals support to compensate downwinders
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 9—BELEN — President Joe Biden expressed support Wednesday for extending federal radiation exposure compensation to New Mexicans who suffered adverse health effects because of fallout from ...
