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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday May 31, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Lujan Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement on the House Republican bill that proposes auctioning off critical spectrum to fund tax handouts for the wealthiest Americans a  more

Lujan Leads Senate Democrats Urging Additional Funding to Keep Communities Safe
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Senate Democrats Urging Additional Funding to Keep Communities Safe Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) led 29 Senate Democrats in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026. Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Program   more

Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Support Merit Staff and Protect SNAP Program Integrity
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Support Merit Staff and Protect SNAP Program Integrity Legislation Would Invest in the Workers Who Work to Ensure SNAP is Run Efficiently; Reintroduction Comes as Congressional Republicans Work to Cut SNAP Benefits and Other Nutrition Programs for Millions of Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate   more

Lujan Wraps Up Statewide Tour Highlighting Work to Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Wraps Up Statewide Tour Highlighting Work to Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP Lujan Visits Las Cruces, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe; Holds Town Hall With Rep. Stansbury New Mexico - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events across New Mexico this week, meeting with health care providers, seniors, families, and union members to highlight the impact   more

With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 M
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-  more