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Ben Luján, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Elections

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06/29/2022 Luján, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Becerra to Expand Voting Registration Access on HealthCare.gov
05/11/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA, and Hon. Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Klobuchar, Peters, Colleagues Urge Department of Homeland Security to Help State and Local Governments Improve Election Security
01/19/2022 Luján Statement on Senate GOP Blocking Voting Rights Legislation
10/18/2021 Letter to Merrick Galand, US Attorney General - Klobuchar, Durbin, Colleagues Request Update from Justice Department on Efforts to Protect Election Officials and Workers
07/01/2021 Luján Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Arizona Voting Rights Case
06/30/2021 Luján Meets with Navajo Leaders to Discuss Native American Voting Rights Act
06/22/2021 Luján Statement on Senate GOP Blocking the For the People Act
06/21/2021 Luján Introduces Legislation to Bolster Transparency and Accountability in Elections
05/28/2021 Luján Statement on Republican Filibuster Against Commission to Investigate January 6th Insurrection
03/18/2021 Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Introduce For the People Act to Strengthen Democracy and Fight Corruption
03/18/2021 Heinrich, Luján Introduce For The People Act To Strengthen Democracy, Put Power Back In the Hands Of Voters
02/24/2021 Luján Joins Van Hollen to Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen the FEC, Revitalize Presidential Public Financing
08/18/2020 Haaland, Luján Demand a Stop to USPS Sabotage that Jeopardizes New Mexicans' Access to Basic Services, Voting Rights
04/08/2020 Tweet - "Mail-in voting can save lives during COVID-19 & ensure that Americans' voices are heard. President Trump's admission that he's opposed to mail-in ballots for political reasons shows the truth: Republicans don't want you to vote. Lives are stake - but Trump doesn't seem to care."
03/28/2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Interviewed on Possibility of Second Economic Stimulus Package as Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
02/18/2020 Tweet - "Voter disenfranchisement is an injustice that weakens our democracy. It's why I'm fighting to pass the Native American Voting Rights Act to eliminate systemic barriers and expand voting access so all communities can be heard."
02/11/2020 Lujan Fights for Native American Voting Rights in House Committee Hearing
01/27/2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump's new anti-immigrant rule will disenfranchise low-income communities & make families, including those with children with citizenship status, lose critical services for fear of risking green card & citizenship eligibility. I stand with immigrants against these attacks"
01/21/2020 Tweet - "Ten years ago, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates of dark money in our politics. We must #EndCitizensUnited for the American people -- that's why @HouseDemocrats passed #HR1 to bolster transparency in elections and #GetMoneyOut."
12/09/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Congressman Marc Veasey, Majority Leader Hoyer, and congressman Raskin call on congressional appropriators to secure critical funding to secure elections
12/05/2019 Tweet - "Major Victory: @HouseDemocrats just passed legislation to restore the full power of the #VRA & help put an end to voter suppression. Our democracy works best when we all participate -- & I'm proud to have supported & voted for this critical legislation to #RestoreTheVote."
11/09/2019 Tweet - "Special interests spend millions of dollars in dark money each election cycle to influence the American people's votes. It's why I've introduced legislation to #KeepDarkMoneyOut and pull back the curtain on dark money in politics and restore transparency in our elections."
11/06/2019 Tweet - "In 2018, $175 million in dark money was spent to influence elections. We can't let the same happen in 2020 -- we must #KeepDarkMoneyOut and pull back the curtain on anonymous political advertisements."
11/05/2019 Tweet - "With the rise of dark money in politics, we must make political advertising transparent and accountable to the American people. I'm excited to introduce a campaign finance reform package w/ @PeterWelch & @RepJohnYarmuth to #KeepDarkMoneyOut of our elections."
11/05/2019 Luján Announces Campaign Finance Reform Package to Bolster Transparency in Elections

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