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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Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Luján’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026.
9 statements, Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026
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Celebrated Senate committee advancement of bipartisan bill to improve FAA aircraft certification process.
“New Mexico is a strong leader in aviation technology, and this legislation will help ensure our state continues to shape the next generation of innovation”
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Luján, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Strengthen Social Security
Introduced bill to increase Social Security benefits and ensure long-term financial stability.
“Social Security is a lifeline for thousands of New Mexicans. The Trump administration’s cuts and threats to the program are abandoning our seniors and people with disabilities”
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Announced Commerce Committee passage of bipartisan broadband permitting legislation heading to full Senate.
“More must be done to address the barriers that have long kept rural communities from accessing reliable broadband”
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Luján, Neguse Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Local Input on Public Lands Oil and Gas Leases
Introduced legislation to restore local community input on public lands oil and gas leases.
“In New Mexico and across the country, our public lands belong to the people, and everyone deserves a meaningful voice in how they are managed”
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N.M. Delegation Joins Pueblo Governors to Push for Permanent Protections for Chaco Canyon
Joined Pueblo Governors calling for permanent protection of Chaco Canyon against Trump administration mineral withdrawal revocation.
“Chaco Canyon is more than a place on a map — it is thousands of years of culture, history, and the enduring spirit of the Pueblo peoples. Protecting Chaco is our sacred responsibility. Once Chaco is damaged, it cannot be undone. That’s why we are standing together to make our voices heard”
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Urged Trump administration to extend comment period and protect Chaco Canyon from mineral extraction.
“Since your confirmation, we have written numerous letters and spoken to you directly expressing why protections for the greater Chacoan landscape are important and popular in New Mexico.”
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Introduced bipartisan package of three bills to increase tax transparency and simplify tax system.
“Families across New Mexico and the country deserve a tax system that is transparent, fair, and easy to navigate”
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Pressed Social Security Commissioner on misleading partisan email sent to beneficiaries.
“(F)ew presidents have done more than President Trump to damage Social Security — yet in an Orwellian twist, you are misusing official resources to heap praise on him.”
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Luján, King, Colleagues Renew Demands to DHS for Civilian Protections, Greater Transparency
Sent letter to DHS demanding ICE accountability measures and body-worn camera deployment.
“The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas, coupled with similar incidents elsewhere in the country, are completely unacceptable”
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.