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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 26, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that he had secured $9.9 million in federal Community Project Funding for New Mexico under the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. A total of eight additional projects tackling issues from water infrastructure to health and safety will be funded through this bill after years of Rep. Vasquez’s advocacy. In total, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured over $4.8 million in federal funding for direct investments in public safety and water infrastructure in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 3, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement in response to the administration’s military action in Venezuela:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a year marked by partisan gridlock and politics, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) managed to put common sense over D.C. dysfunction to deliver big, bipartisan wins for New Mexicans.
In 2025, seven of Rep. Vasquez’s bipartisan bills were signed into law by President Trump, including:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured a $4 million Federal Transit Administration grant for the South Central Regional Transit District (SCRTD) to launch a new Las Cruces–El Paso Hybrid Express Bus Service. This award, one of SCRTD’s largest and most competitive federal grants to date, will connect southern New Mexico communities with fast, reliable, and environmentally sustainable transit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 2, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) was joined by Reps. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) as well as U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured nearly $2 million in federal funding for workforce training in rural areas surrounding Silver City and town hall upgrades in Mesilla. After over a year of advocacy, Rep. Vasquez secured this Community Project Funding to grow the local economy and bolster constituent priorities in his district. Rep. Vasquez continues to fight for the 13 other projects that he submitted which still await passage into law.