I’ll continue fighting to ... protect SNAP from attacks that would make it harder for families to get the food they need.
Continue fighting to protect SNAP and nutrition assistance from cuts or attacks that would make it harder for New Mexico families to get the food they need.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Within the lookback window, Luján’s office said he held Farmington and Grants events highlighting efforts to protect nutrition assistance; at Grants Community Pantry he discussed Republican SNAP cuts and efforts to fight back.
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GovInfo identifies S. 3281 as sponsored by Ben Ray Luján, introduced November 20, 2025, referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee, and titled as a bill to repeal certain nutrition provisions.
Assessments
Lujan has continued same-term federal advocacy against SNAP and nutrition-assistance cuts, including public events focused on protecting nutrition assistance and sponsoring S. 3281 to repeal nutrition-related provisions. That is meaningful candidate-led effort, but the evidence shows the bill was introduced and referred, not enacted, and does not show SNAP cuts were fully blocked or reversed. Because the protective policy outcome has not been delivered, this is partial rather than full delivery.