Amendment urges the U.S. government to compensate miners, workers, downwinders, and others suffering from the effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing [WASHINGTON, DC] – An amendment authored by Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to care for those exposed to radiation was unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives …
Read More »NM Delegation Announces that FEMA Approves Grant for Federal Assistance to Deal with El Cajete Fire in Sandoval County
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Congressman Ben Ray Luján announced a that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request for fire management assistance to assist with “mitigation, management, and control” of fires in Northern New Mexico. The El Cajete fire …
Read More »Luján Statement On Congressional Baseball Practice Shooting
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today issued the following statement on the shooting at a Congressional baseball practice this morning. “Today’s shooting was a tragic and despicable act. I agree with the Speaker and the Democratic Leader – an attack like this isn’t just an attack on …
Read More »Luján, Schneider and Lipinski Introduce Bill to Help Small Startup Businesses
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), along with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), today introduced legislation to assist small startup businesses secure funding for early-stage innovation and development. The bill makes a number of improvements to the Small Business Innovation Research (or …
Read More »Washington Delegation responds to strikes in Syria
Heinrich Statement On U.S. Military Strike In Syria U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. strike in Syria: “Regardless of who is President, or which party occupies the White House, we …
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