Ben Luján

Luján and colleagues questioned Meta's use of billions in R&D tax credits to subsidize its AI data center construction, calling it a potential misapplication of tax law.

“Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. SenatorsSheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.…”

Luján pushes back on data center costs being passed to ratepayers and calls for a bipartisan Senate Select Committee on AI to improve oversight.

“Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, during the final weeks of the September Senate session, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) successfully championed several key pieces of legislation through …”

Senators urged state utility regulators to make AI data centers pay the full cost of power infrastructure rather than passing costs to ratepayers.

“Luján is one of only two U.S. Senators, and the only Democratic Senator, to have served as a state utility commissioner Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Mar…”

Luján calls for a bipartisan Senate Select Committee on AI to build congressional capacity to oversee and respond to AI risks.

“Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to establish a bipartisan Senate Select Committee on …”

Calls on Trump to negotiate formal US-China AI guardrails and a possible mutual pause on frontier AI development.

“Senators’ letter calls for global cooperation on AI development to preserve public safety and human control Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van…”

Luján leads a hearing exploring AI's role in building and securing broadband networks, noting both promise and needed oversight without taking a firm regulatory position.

“Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled…”