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Mexico’s Welfare Secretary Meets Morena Deputies at 3rd Plenary to Cement Support for Social Programs

She highlighted progress in poverty reduction, crediting reforms that made benefits constitutional rights.

Overview

  • Ariadna Montiel attended Morena’s third plenary meeting of federal deputies at the Palacio de San Lázaro in Mexico City.
  • She thanked lawmakers for passing reforms that elevated Bienestar programs to constitutionally protected rights.
  • She acknowledged deputies for approving annual budgets that maintain continuity of the government’s social policy.
  • She told legislators she will brief them whenever invited, noting that she expects “big news” this year without detailing it.
  • She said the discussion centered on consolidating program delivery and on poverty reduction through direct support without intermediaries.