Ben Ray Luján

Social Security helps 50 million American seniors stay out of poverty.

Our job is to listen to the experts because we don't know, we are not there, we are not Navajo, we are not Pueblo, we are not Zuni.

the House Bill, sponsored by then-Representative Ben Ray Lujan, had co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.

This withdrawal is the end of their hopes.

It means a lot that you are here, Mr. President. I think the power of your testimony and stories that have been shared already, I think what is best is just to let that sink in, to understand where so many across the Country can turn on a…

Intervene on behalf of their citizens regarding the actions of the Bureau of Land Management on the leasing of certain parcels of public lands for horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Bears Ears is a living cultural landscape, as you have taught us.

In the last 2 years, we have authorized billions of dollars for Indian Country and Navajo for investments in roads, water, electricity, and broadband.

I am in strong opposition to these actions and will do all I can to stop them.

Social Security lifts over 1 million children out of poverty each year.

I urge my colleagues to support these amendments.

I also was proud to work with colleagues and secure congressionally directed spending in Fiscal Year 2022 for the City of Gallup to drill a new well.

Thank you also again to Senator Lujan and Senator Heinrich for this critical legislation, which will ensure that thousands of Navajo people have a safe, reliable drinking water supply.

The Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments of 2023 are vital to ensuring that Congress uphold its promise to the Navajo Nation, the City of Gallup and the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico.

Social Security helps 50 million American seniors stay out of poverty.

I urge my colleagues to support these amendments.

I also was proud to work with colleagues and secure congressionally directed spending in Fiscal Year 2022 for the City of Gallup to drill a new well.

Social Security keeps 22 million Americans out of poverty.

The Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments of 2023 are vital to ensuring that Congress uphold its promise to the Navajo Nation, the City of Gallup and the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico.

It means a lot that you are here, Mr. President. I think the power of your testimony and stories that have been shared already, I think what is best is just to let that sink in, to understand where so many across the Country can turn on a…

Groundwater levels for the City of Gallup have dropped approximately 200 feet over the past 10 years.

We must also safeguard the places that have unmatched cultural significance to our Indigenous communities that are managed by the Federal Government.

Continued unchecked oil and gas development has already deeply impacted the Navajo people and their heritage.

Social Security lifts over 1 million children out of poverty each year.

It's crucial that we address the unique challenges faced by tribal nations.