Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Senator · New Mexico · Democrat
Statements and posts
468 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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6 statements, Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025
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Condemned Republicans for blocking legislation to pay federal workers during shutdown.
“In New Mexico and across the country, our federal workers, servicemembers, and contractors dedicate their lives to serving the American people. These hardworking Americans should not bear the brunt of the pain Republicans are inflicting through this shutdown.”
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Urged USDA to immediately release billions in SNAP funds for November benefits.
“First, the USDA must, at a minimum under the law, use the contingency funding that is available for SNAP, as noted by USDA officials. Second, the USDA has interchange authority under 7 U.S.C. 2257that permits the transfer of funds from other USDA nutrition programs.”
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Secured amendments to strengthen pipeline safety during extreme weather and combat illegal robocalls.
“This week, I was proud to have secured two key amendments to protect Americans through the Senate Commerce Committee’s work on vital pieces of legislation”
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Criticized HHS mass firings during government shutdown for harming health care and fentanyl response.
“We write with outrage at the Department of Health and Human Services’ illegal reductions in force of approximately 1,000 employees carried out during the government shutdown. A government shutdown does not compel the Department to fire workers, nor does it provide any additional authority to do so.”
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Introduced legislation to compensate federal contract workers for shutdown wage losses.
“Federal contractors, like those from the Department of Energy and Department of Defense that are safeguarding our national security, should not miss a paycheck because of the Republican shutdown”
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Criticized Republican budget for costing Medicare $8.8 billion in drug pricing savings.
“Instead of empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prices for the prescription drugs our seniors depend on, the Republican Budget Betrayal creates a loophole that lets drug companies charge exorbitant prices. Seniors shouldn’t be forced to pay more for life-saving medicines while massive corporations get even richer.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.