Work alongside colleagues to pass the appropriations legislation so the government stays open and critical investments are delivered to New Mexico.

Ben Ray Lujan · New Mexico · Democratic

spending impact 0.74 specificity 0.70 extraction confidence 88%

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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.

After announcing New Mexico project funding in committee-passed FY2026 appropriations bills, Lujan committed to continue working to deliver federal dollars for New Mexico projects as the bills proceed to full Senate consideration.

Luján Delivers Nearly $45 Million in Federal Investments to Strengthen Infrastructure, Support Housing Projects in New Mexico in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bills - Senator Ben Ray Luján
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Evidence

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.

Official enactment of a major appropriations package shows the appropriations goal was achieved in this Congress, though this page does not tie the outcome to New Mexico-specific gains.

delivered same_term

H.R.7148 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

This is current, concrete evidence that the office is still running appropriations requests, but it does not show enacted funding in the last 30 days.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Appropriations - Senator Ben Ray Luján
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 86%

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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.

Concrete appropriations work for New Mexico is documented, but this is still a request/disclosure record rather than proof the investments were finally enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

FY2026 Congressionally Directed Spending Public Disclosures - Senator Ben Ray Luján
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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.

Luján was still active on funding fights in April, but the archive snapshot does not show a June delivery milestone for this promise within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Press Releases - Senator Ben Ray Luján
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 84%