Luján Statement on Federal Court Rulings on SNAP
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, released the following statement after two separate federal judges issued rulings on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “These court rulings make it clear that the Trump administration must follow […]
Luján, Wyden, Padilla, Colleagues Slam RFK Jr. for Purging Staff on Frontlines of Opioid Crisis
Letter follows mass layoffs from Trump administration during ongoing Republican government shutdown Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and 12 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in slamming the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for firing federal employees working on the […]
VIDEO: Senator Luján Takes SNAP Fight National, Calls Out Republicans for Blocking Food Assistance Bill
Source NM: NM U.S. Sen. Luján leads bill backed by U.S. Senate Democrats Politico: Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown NBC: Senate Democrats will bring to the floor a stand-alone funding bill to keep SNAP and WIC … the bill is led by Sen. Ben Ray […]
Luján Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Effort to Keep Nutrition Assistance Programs Running During Trump Shutdown
PHOTO: USDA’s Now-Deleted Guidance Confirming Its Authority to use Available Funds During a Shutdown Luján Led Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding For SNAP VIDEO: Luján on the Senate Floor Highlighting Urgent Need to Pass his Legislation to Keep Hungry Americans Fed Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben […]
N.M. Delegation Welcomes State Government’s Plan to Fund New Mexicans’ SNAP Benefits During Trump’s Shutdown
N.M. Delegation also renews their call for Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to negotiate a government funding deal that lowers the cost of health care and ensures New Mexicans don’t go hungry because of Trump’s inability to lead WASHINGTON — As over 450,000 New Mexicans were about to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) […]
Luján Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families
President Trump: “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like.” The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to keep SNAP benefits flowing in November; USDA’s own guidance confirmed […]
