I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to pass this legislation to keep the government open and deliver these critical investments to New Mexico.
Work alongside colleagues to pass the appropriations legislation so the government stays open and critical investments are delivered to New Mexico.
Occurrences
I’m proud to have fought to secure these investments for our state, and I’ll continue working to deliver the federal dollars to support New Mexico projects.
Evidence
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7148 became Public Law No. 119-75 on 2026-02-03. The bill provided appropriations for several departments and temporary FY2026 DHS funding through 2026-02-13.
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Luján's appropriations page currently advertises FY27 congressional-directed-spending and programmatic appropriations request forms, plus FY26 and FY25 disclosure pages.
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The FY2026 disclosure page says Luján is publicly releasing the congressionally directed spending requests he submitted. The list includes New Mexico water, fire, public-safety, housing, and infrastructure projects.
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The archive's newest visible budget-related entries are from April 22-23, 2026, including a statement on ICE/CBP funding and a Medicaid oversight release; the page does not show a later June appropriations update.
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The latest listed releases in the September 9-11 lookback window are a September 10 New Mexico naming/maps item and a September 8 DEA practices item; the page shows no new appropriations, government-funding, or New Mexico investment-delivery milestone in that window.
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Luján said he voted against a funding package lacking DHS/ICE reforms, but also said he worked through the appropriations process to deliver key wins for New Mexico and secured $50,040,000 for local projects in Senate-passed appropriations bills.
Assessments
A major FY2026 appropriations package became law during Lujan's current Senate term, satisfying part of the government-funding outcome. Lujan also materially participated in the appropriations process and announced over $50 million for New Mexico projects in Senate-passed appropriations bills. However, the record provided does not clearly show that those New Mexico investments were finally enacted, and Lujan acknowledged voting against a funding package, which weakens full-credit proof that he worked to pass the final legislation itself. Partial credit is appropriate for serious appropriations work and some enacted funding progress, but not full delivery of the entire promise.
Congress did pass a major FY2026 appropriations package during Lujan's current Senate term, which supports the part of the promise about working with colleagues to keep the government funded. There is also evidence that Lujan actively pursued New Mexico earmarks and appropriations requests. But the record provided does not clearly show that the promised 'critical investments' for New Mexico were actually enacted and delivered, as opposed to requested or advocated for. Because one major part of the promise was achieved while the New Mexico-delivery component is not fully proven in the evidence, partial credit is the best fit.