WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, commemorated Indigenous Peoples' Day with the bicameral Indigenous Peoples' Day Act alongside Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM). The legislation would designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following video statement in commemoration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Heinrich is leading the effort in Congress to pass legislation that would replace the current federal holiday of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day. VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich Indigenous Peoples' Day Statement, October 14, 2024. "Native peoples h  more