WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Julia Baca, a lifelong horse owner, exhibitor, volunteer and community leader from Santa Fe, New Mexico, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding its proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act. Baca argues that broad implementation of the rule could adversely affect horse organizations that already prioritize animal welfare. "Part of why I compete with and value these groups is because of the st  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability * Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to speak out forcefully in defense of his colleague and friend, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), after the Senator was forcibly removed by federal agents at a press conf  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Slams Latest Republican Effort to Gut SNAP * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' updated proposal to cut $211 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): "Senate Republicans have unveiled yet an  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Universal Service Fund Working Group * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, announced the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group. Last Congres  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Blunt Rochester Lead Senate Push Slamming Secretary Kennedy for Decision to Gut Nation's Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them With Vaccine Skeptics * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) S  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Res  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Resou  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Lujan Condemns Forcible Removal and Manhandling of Senator Padilla * WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks condemning the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) by federal agents at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.   more