WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statements after their Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would make a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute, empowering prosecutors to hold more offenders accountable.
"The Albuquerque area continues to rank among the top cities for carjackings. This is unacceptable and puts people's lives and livelihoods at risk," said Senator Lujan. "It is a positive step that legislation to give prosecutors the tools they need to hold carjackers accountable and keep our communities safe has passed out of the Se...