Senator Ben Ray Luján
@lujan.senate.gov
U.S. Senator for New Mexico. Born & raised in Nambé. Proud son of a union family. Farmer, mountain biker, delivering for the place we call home.
The FCC has no business targeting independent media companies.
Protect the First Amendment. Follow the law.
Protect the First Amendment. Follow the law.
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The FCC has no business targeting independent media companies.
Protect the First Amendment. Follow the law.
Protect the First Amendment. Follow the law.
To my Republican colleagues: It’s time to step up for the American people and prevent millions of our constituents from seeing their health insurance premiums skyrocket.
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
To my Republican colleagues: It’s time to step up for the American people and prevent millions of our constituents from seeing their health insurance premiums skyrocket.
Republicans want to shut down the government.
Democrats are fighting back to make health care affordable.
Confront the lies.
Democrats are fighting back to make health care affordable.
Confront the lies.
September 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Republicans want to shut down the government.
Democrats are fighting back to make health care affordable.
Confront the lies.
Democrats are fighting back to make health care affordable.
Confront the lies.
This shutdown crisis is 100% of Republicans’ making. They’re holding affordable health care hostage and using federal workers as political pawns to push their reckless agenda. @democrats.senate.gov are fighting to keep families covered and avoid another Trump shutdown.
September 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This shutdown crisis is 100% of Republicans’ making. They’re holding affordable health care hostage and using federal workers as political pawns to push their reckless agenda. @democrats.senate.gov are fighting to keep families covered and avoid another Trump shutdown.
Republicans control the White House, House, and Senate. Instead of governing responsibly, they’re driving us into another Trump shutdown. @democrats.senate.gov are fighting to keep the government open and protect Americans’ health care.
In President Trump’s own words:
In President Trump’s own words:
September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Republicans control the White House, House, and Senate. Instead of governing responsibly, they’re driving us into another Trump shutdown. @democrats.senate.gov are fighting to keep the government open and protect Americans’ health care.
In President Trump’s own words:
In President Trump’s own words:
The most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
September 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
Here we go again. The Shutdown President wants another government shutdown.
September 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here we go again. The Shutdown President wants another government shutdown.
Vaccines keep kids safe. But Secretary Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda is putting children at risk, and making it harder for families to access care.
Thank you @bluntrochester.senate.gov for hosting this forum to expose these dangers and highlight why strong public health leadership is essential.
Thank you @bluntrochester.senate.gov for hosting this forum to expose these dangers and highlight why strong public health leadership is essential.
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Vaccines keep kids safe. But Secretary Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda is putting children at risk, and making it harder for families to access care.
Thank you @bluntrochester.senate.gov for hosting this forum to expose these dangers and highlight why strong public health leadership is essential.
Thank you @bluntrochester.senate.gov for hosting this forum to expose these dangers and highlight why strong public health leadership is essential.
109 years ago, the National Park Service was founded to protect our wildlife and land for generations to come.
Cuts to the National Park Service put our public lands at risk. I will never stop fighting to preserve our public lands for all to explore, love, and protect.
Cuts to the National Park Service put our public lands at risk. I will never stop fighting to preserve our public lands for all to explore, love, and protect.
August 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
109 years ago, the National Park Service was founded to protect our wildlife and land for generations to come.
Cuts to the National Park Service put our public lands at risk. I will never stop fighting to preserve our public lands for all to explore, love, and protect.
Cuts to the National Park Service put our public lands at risk. I will never stop fighting to preserve our public lands for all to explore, love, and protect.
The Republican Budget Betrayal rips health care away from New Mexican families and threatens the survival of hospitals across our state.
I sat down with local health care leaders to hear firsthand how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are impacting our communities.
I sat down with local health care leaders to hear firsthand how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are impacting our communities.
August 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Republican Budget Betrayal rips health care away from New Mexican families and threatens the survival of hospitals across our state.
I sat down with local health care leaders to hear firsthand how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are impacting our communities.
I sat down with local health care leaders to hear firsthand how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are impacting our communities.
I visited Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces to tour the facility and hear from New Mexicans about the impact of Republican-led cuts to health care and nutrition programs.
Cutting the programs that feed our children and families is cruel and unacceptable. I’ll keep speaking up and fighting back.
Cutting the programs that feed our children and families is cruel and unacceptable. I’ll keep speaking up and fighting back.
August 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I visited Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces to tour the facility and hear from New Mexicans about the impact of Republican-led cuts to health care and nutrition programs.
Cutting the programs that feed our children and families is cruel and unacceptable. I’ll keep speaking up and fighting back.
Cutting the programs that feed our children and families is cruel and unacceptable. I’ll keep speaking up and fighting back.
@heinrich.senate.gov and I will not look the other way while President Trump pretends to care about the Rule of Law while obliterating it at every turn. Our full statement:
August 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@heinrich.senate.gov and I will not look the other way while President Trump pretends to care about the Rule of Law while obliterating it at every turn. Our full statement:
I joined Taos News’ Voices of Taos podcast to talk about how the Republican Budget Betrayal is hurting New Mexican families – and what I’m doing to fight for our communities.
Listen here: taosnews.com
Listen here: taosnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I joined Taos News’ Voices of Taos podcast to talk about how the Republican Budget Betrayal is hurting New Mexican families – and what I’m doing to fight for our communities.
Listen here: taosnews.com
Listen here: taosnews.com
I sat down with Española Public Schools to discuss how the Republican-led SNAP cuts are hitting students and families hard. Families are struggling – and school nutrition programs are a lifeline. With half a million kids at risk of losing school meals, these nutrition programs are critical.
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I sat down with Española Public Schools to discuss how the Republican-led SNAP cuts are hitting students and families hard. Families are struggling – and school nutrition programs are a lifeline. With half a million kids at risk of losing school meals, these nutrition programs are critical.
President Trump promised transparency on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes – but never delivered.
The American people deserve answers. That’s why I’m teaming up with Senator Jeff Merkley to demand the public release of the Epstein files and fight for justice for the victims and their families.
The American people deserve answers. That’s why I’m teaming up with Senator Jeff Merkley to demand the public release of the Epstein files and fight for justice for the victims and their families.
July 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
President Trump promised transparency on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes – but never delivered.
The American people deserve answers. That’s why I’m teaming up with Senator Jeff Merkley to demand the public release of the Epstein files and fight for justice for the victims and their families.
The American people deserve answers. That’s why I’m teaming up with Senator Jeff Merkley to demand the public release of the Epstein files and fight for justice for the victims and their families.
I just offered my amendment to save the SNAP program – to protect food assistance for kids, seniors, and veterans. All but two Republicans voted to keep these devastating cuts.
June 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I just offered my amendment to save the SNAP program – to protect food assistance for kids, seniors, and veterans. All but two Republicans voted to keep these devastating cuts.
To the American people: Keep speaking up.
You stopped the sale of our public lands. You made your voices impossible to ignore.
Keep organizing. Keep calling. Keep showing up.
I’ve got your back when this comes to a vote.
You stopped the sale of our public lands. You made your voices impossible to ignore.
Keep organizing. Keep calling. Keep showing up.
I’ve got your back when this comes to a vote.
June 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
To the American people: Keep speaking up.
You stopped the sale of our public lands. You made your voices impossible to ignore.
Keep organizing. Keep calling. Keep showing up.
I’ve got your back when this comes to a vote.
You stopped the sale of our public lands. You made your voices impossible to ignore.
Keep organizing. Keep calling. Keep showing up.
I’ve got your back when this comes to a vote.
I will continue to stand up and fight to keep our public lands in public hands — for this generation and the next. Let’s keep up the pressure.
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I will continue to stand up and fight to keep our public lands in public hands — for this generation and the next. Let’s keep up the pressure.
Secretary Kennedy, you are responsible for protecting the health of Americans. People are getting sick, some dying, from the measles outbreak. Start being accountable and respond to congressional letters.
May 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Secretary Kennedy, you are responsible for protecting the health of Americans. People are getting sick, some dying, from the measles outbreak. Start being accountable and respond to congressional letters.
One New Mexican recently wrote to me, “The pharmaceutical tariffs will harm and kill me slowly … Please fight for me.”
The Trump administration is telling the American people to expect pharmaceutical tariffs in the coming months.
It’s New Mexicans who will pay the price.
The Trump administration is telling the American people to expect pharmaceutical tariffs in the coming months.
It’s New Mexicans who will pay the price.
May 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One New Mexican recently wrote to me, “The pharmaceutical tariffs will harm and kill me slowly … Please fight for me.”
The Trump administration is telling the American people to expect pharmaceutical tariffs in the coming months.
It’s New Mexicans who will pay the price.
The Trump administration is telling the American people to expect pharmaceutical tariffs in the coming months.
It’s New Mexicans who will pay the price.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made historic investments to grow the economy, invest in broadband, and make needed improvements in communities across the nation.
President Trump’s nominee to be the top lawyer for the Department of Commerce doesn’t even know the law exists.
President Trump’s nominee to be the top lawyer for the Department of Commerce doesn’t even know the law exists.
May 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made historic investments to grow the economy, invest in broadband, and make needed improvements in communities across the nation.
President Trump’s nominee to be the top lawyer for the Department of Commerce doesn’t even know the law exists.
President Trump’s nominee to be the top lawyer for the Department of Commerce doesn’t even know the law exists.
Nothing says corruption like accepting a $400 million plane from a foreign government and calling it a “gift”.
May 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nothing says corruption like accepting a $400 million plane from a foreign government and calling it a “gift”.
It’s because of stories like Allison’s — whose family depends on Social Security — that I voted against President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration.
May 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s because of stories like Allison’s — whose family depends on Social Security — that I voted against President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration.
When I questioned President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration if he would commit to not closing offices in New Mexico, he refused to make that commitment.
The more than 500,000 New Mexicans who depend on Social Security deserve better. I just voted against his confirmation.
The more than 500,000 New Mexicans who depend on Social Security deserve better. I just voted against his confirmation.
May 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When I questioned President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration if he would commit to not closing offices in New Mexico, he refused to make that commitment.
The more than 500,000 New Mexicans who depend on Social Security deserve better. I just voted against his confirmation.
The more than 500,000 New Mexicans who depend on Social Security deserve better. I just voted against his confirmation.
The Trump administration is withholding $430+ billion in federal funds from our communities to pay for the Trump Tax Scam 2.0. Taking money from cancer research, Head Start, farmers and ranchers, reforestation, the list goes on.
See for yourself:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/trumps-fundi...
See for yourself:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/trumps-fundi...
April 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Trump administration is withholding $430+ billion in federal funds from our communities to pay for the Trump Tax Scam 2.0. Taking money from cancer research, Head Start, farmers and ranchers, reforestation, the list goes on.
See for yourself:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/trumps-fundi...
See for yourself:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/trumps-fundi...