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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $61 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower utility costs and improve public safety for rural and underserved communities in New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a House Agriculture Forestry Subcommittee hearing Tuesday on confronting the wildfire crises.
Earlier this year, Vasquez sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service to demand an updated action plan for prescribed burns to ensure New Mexicans’ safety.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) â New Mexico State University received a nearly $1.7 million grant to expand internet access on campus.
The grant will not only improve internet access for family housing on campus but also expand access for certain agricultural science centers in the NMSU system.
LAS CRUCES – Remove salt to make drinkable, usable water – that’s the mission for a federally-owned desalination research facility in Alamogordo. The Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility or BGNDRF (big-EN-dorf) grants space for companies, government agencies and researchers to pilot-test their new processes for treating with variable salinity.
The Socorro County Board of County Commissioners made good on their commitment to support the ranching industry by contributing $100,000 to the County Livestock Loss Authority.
On Wednesday, April 19, Axios Latino editor Astrid Galván and senior race and justice reporter Russell Contreras led conversations at an evening event in Washington, D.C. examining the challenges and solutions of the climate crisis and the impact on Latino communities. Guests included Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Rep.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. Courtesy/Rep. Vasquez
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Wednesday, April 5, in New Mexico’s second congressional district.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico’s District 2 came to Las Cruces Wednesday, April 5, along with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan of California.