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U.S. Capitol
September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 24, 2024, the House passed U.S.

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U.S. Capitol
September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 25, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) voted to pass a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government funded through a continuing resolution.

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Vasquez speaks at press conference advocating for RECA
September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 24, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02), alongside a bipartisan group of Senators, Representatives and advocates,urged the immediate passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

September 24, 2024

More than two dozen people from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Acoma, and Laguna Pueblos, touched by a legacy of radiation from uranium mining, rallied and chanted Sunday morning in Albuquerque with supporters, before starting the 28-hour drive to Washington D.C.

September 19, 2024

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant.

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U.S. Capitol
September 17, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) expressed his strong opposition to the proposed expansion of military flight operations over the Gila Wilderness, citing the harmful effects it would have on local communities, businesses and the environment. In a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Vasquez urged the Air Force to reconsider moving forward with plans to expand the Military Operations Area (MOA) in Southwest New Mexico.
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U.S. Capitol
September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, September 11, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) and Andrea Salinas (O.R.-06) led the House Agriculture Committee Democrats’ effort to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that supports families and farmers.

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U.S. Capitol
September 11, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) urged the House Veterans Affairs Committee to pass his bill, the New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act. The bill addresses the long-standing health care challenges faced by rural veterans in Otero and Eddy counties. It would reduce travel times for veterans in these counties while ensuring they are fully reimbursed for their travel expenses.
September 10, 2024

WASHINGTON —A total of $33,494,691 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been awarded for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.  This federal funding includes grants from the Infrastructure Law including $15.7 million to fully fund a new 21,000-square-foot terminal at the Clovis Regional Airport (CVN) and nearly $2.5 million for a project to reconstruct a taxiway at Rat

September 8, 2024

Over the last year, With Many Hands Alamogordo member volunteers and leaders have been laser focused on how they can effect change locally in the areas of food security by creating community gardens and collaborating with a variety of nonprofits. The local chapter was established under the leadership of Courtney McCary-Squyres and her husband James with significant