U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Thursday joined a team of Senate Democrats in introducing a bill that would overturn cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program included in the federal budget reconciliation law.

"My Republican colleagues have chosen to let their constituents go hungry. My legislation will stop that," Luján, D-N.M., said Thursday during a news conference announcing the legislation. "We must ensure that no child, no senior, no veteran and no hardworking family is denied the basic dignity of a meal."

The law, signed by President Donald Trump in July, is a multitrillion-dollar spending plan that will slash taxes and discretionary spending through 2034. Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food benefits are among its key cost-saving efforts.

Though final vote margins approving the

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