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Ben Ray Luján

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Ben Ray Luján is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from New Mexico since January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. Luján has focused on various issues during his tenure, including economic development, healthcare, and tribal food security, advocating for policies that support New Mexico's diverse communities.

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Nov 13, 2023

I live down a long dirt road. I am sure a few of us do. It is just one of those reminders that if we are going to live up to the promise, especially in this particular space, of AI to help food production, improve profits for farmers and…

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Nov 13, 2023

I think that is just a reminder that the Committee not lose sight of the human component here as well as this conversation continues to grow.

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Nov 13, 2023

I think if there is not an effort to make Spanish-first or at least bilingual in these tools, especially in specialty crops where we have predominantly Spanish-speaking workers, then the tools are unlikely to succeed.

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Nov 13, 2023

I want to thank you for that. I know that that is a tough decision, but especially as you are protecting the intellectual property, behavior, whatever it may be, or the confidence with those users as well.

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Nov 13, 2023

With the commitments that were made with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill with broadband, there was a commitment made that everyone was going to get connected.

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Nov 8, 2023

I hope that there can be time for us to have a conversation about cross-commissioning and MOUs.

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Nov 8, 2023

We need to ensure that resources are allocated to support prevention and treatment.

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Nov 8, 2023

Thank you so much for this important hearing and the leadership of the Committee.

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Nov 8, 2023

We would support the federal recognition of the inherent sovereignty of tribes to prosecute non-Indians engaged in drug dealing on the Reservation.

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Nov 8, 2023

I certainly agree with their assessments.

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Nov 8, 2023

I think that it is something I fully support, and I have seen work, especially with lessons I have learned from leaders on the Navajo Nation.

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Nov 8, 2023

I certainly hope that we can gather and have a much larger conversation about the Bureau of Indian Affairs being supportive of sovereign nations as opposed to punitive in many areas.

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