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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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Jul 22, 2026

We remain supportive of removing dangerous convicted criminals from our communities, but this goal can and must be achieved without endangering these very communities in the process.

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Jul 21, 2026

We unequivocally assert that allowing fentanyl to go unseized creates an unconscionable risk to New Mexicans.

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Jul 18, 2026

Americans deserve a president focused on lowering costs, strengthening the economy, and solving the problems they face every day.

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Jul 18, 2026

Now, President Trump is ordering Congressional Republicans to rig our election system with the SAVE Act in a desperate attempt to hold onto power.

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Jul 18, 2026

Every American must stand up and call out these lies for what they are. I will always fight for our rights and our democracy.

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Jul 18, 2026

Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. He’s still selling the same lies that led to a violent insurrection five years ago.

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Jul 17, 2026

Nearly eight months after our Epstein Files Transparency Act became law, the Trump Department of Justice has failed to comply with the law by releasing the Epstein files and delivering justice for survivors.

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Jul 16, 2026

Congress set the national television ownership cap at 39 percent, and only Congress — not the FCC — has the authority to change it. It is clear that Chairman Carr is once again doing President Trump’s bidding.

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Jul 16, 2026

Every year, millions of Americans suffer the consequences of diagnostic errors, costing lives and burdening patients and our health care system with billions of dollars in avoidable costs. Every patient deserves an accurate diagnosis…

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Jul 16, 2026

Over the past several years, we’ve seen far too many reports detailing how lavish gifts and luxury travel have undermined public confidence in the Supreme Court,

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Jul 14, 2026

At a time when the cost of living is at the forefront of everyone’s minds, these delivery app fees are nothing more than a greedy assault on consumers’ pocketbooks.

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Jul 12, 2026

Growing up on my family’s small farm in Nambé, I saw firsthand the hard work it takes to keep a farm running. Farmers and ranchers deserve access to federal conservation programs that work for them, especially as the climate crisis…

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Jul 11, 2026

We adamantly disagree with this internal assessment, and we urge your agency to immediately revert fentanyl protocols to the 2017 standard of seize or otherwise prevent the distribution of fentanyl as soon as practicable.

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Jul 9, 2026

Farmers and ranchers deserve access to federal conservation programs that work for them, especially as the climate crisis worsens. This legislation will help ensure that small farms have the support they need to strengthen their operations…

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Jul 4, 2026

You have the ability to increase our nation’s housing supply and help address this crisis. With that in mind, we urge you to direct the release of these funds without any further delay.

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Jul 2, 2026

While the Supreme Court rejected those efforts this time, Congress must reassert its legal authority and hold the president accountable as he seeks to rewrite the law in his favor.

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Jul 2, 2026

Today, Americans are suffering through a housing affordability crisis. Single-family home prices and the average age of first-time homebuyers hit record highs last year, while more households are paying unsustainable amounts of rent than…

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Jul 2, 2026

But the Constitution, backed by decades of legal precedent, makes it absolutely clear that anyone born in the United States is an American citizen.

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Jul 2, 2026

We write to urge you to immediately direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of the Treasury to release approximately $750 million in housing construction funds available under the Capital Magnet Fund…

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Jul 2, 2026

Today, the Supreme Court upheld a fundamental constitutional principle that has defined our nation for generations.

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Jul 1, 2026

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions have emboldened President Trump to test the limits of his power.

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Jul 1, 2026

Congress must reassert its legal authority and hold the president accountable as he seeks to rewrite the law in his favor.

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Jul 1, 2026

President Trump’s attempts to undermine this fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution were unlawful and contrary to the values that have long strengthened our country.

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Jun 30, 2026

No senior should have to choose between getting the care they need and protecting their financial security.

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Jun 30, 2026

For half a century, our nation has stood behind a bipartisan promise: that no child, no senior, no veteran, and no working family should go hungry.

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