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Vasquez Announces Nearly $40 Million in Proposed Investments to Support Law Enforcement, Public Safety and Infrastructure Improvements

June 7, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced nearly $40 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for New Mexico’s second congressional district in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Congress is responsible for passing annual Appropriations legislation to fund the federal government, including funding for local projects. Vasquez’s proposed projects focus on an array of issues ranging from public safety investments to infrastructure improvements on roads and wastewater facilities.

Issues:Environment & ConservationKeeping Our Communities SafeSupporting Tribal Communities

Reps. Vasquez, Moylan, Colleagues Introduce RECA Extension and Expansion Amendment to NDAA to Deliver Overdue Compensation for New Mexicans

June 6, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), alongside Rep.

Issues:Armed Services & National SecurityKeeping Our Communities SafeSupporting Tribal Communities

Vasquez Statement on the Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration and Border Security

June 4, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, U.S.

Issues:Immigration & Border Solutions

Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $9.5 million For Law Enforcement To Help Address Overdose Epidemic In New Mexico, Crack Down On Illicit Drug Trafficking

June 3, 2024

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Los Alamos Daily News - Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $9.5 million For Law Enforcement To Help Address Overdose Epidemic In New Mexico, Crack Down On Illicit Drug Trafficking - 06/03/24

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S.

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Accountability and Announces $2.5 Million Request for Safe Drinking Water in Doña Ana County

May 31, 2024

Press Release

SANTA TERESA, N.M. – On May 31, 2024, U.S.

Issues:Environment & ConservationKeeping Our Communities SafeMaking Health Care Affordable & Accessible

Vasquez Keeps Promise to Fight for New Mexican Farmers and Families Throughout Farm Bill Process

May 24, 2024

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, May 23, 2024, U.S.

Issues:Agriculture

Vasquez Advances Billions for Military Installations and Families in the Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act

May 23, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 22, 2024, U.S.

Daily on Energy: The latest pleas over compensation for nuclear testing victims

May 17, 2024

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Washington Examiner - Daily on Energy: The latest pleas over compensation for nuclear testing victims - 05/17/24

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RECA BACKERS AT WORK ON CAPITOL HILL: Advocates flooded Capitol Hill this week to call for the extension and expansion of a bill compensating victims sickened by government-authorized nuclear testing programs, following a meeting with the office of Speaker Mike Johnson.

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Joins Bipartisan Members of Congress and Victims of U.S. Nuclear Tests, Uranium Mining and Nuclear Waste Call for House Vote on RECA Expansion

May 16, 2024

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Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) joined a press conference alongside Senator Ben Ray Luján, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, Representative Melanie Stansbury, a group of bipartisan members in the House, and members of communities across the country with illnesses linked to radiation exposure from the production and testing of nuclear weapons to call on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to allow a vote on a bill that would improve and reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Issues:Armed Services & National SecuritySupporting Tribal CommunitiesMaking Health Care Affordable & Accessible

New Mexico Delegation announces $11.8 million to go towards affordable housing

May 13, 2024

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KVIA - New Mexico Delegation announces $11.8 million to go towards affordable housing - 05/13/24

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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández , Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez, announced $11,855,081 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund Program would support 21 public housing authorities across New Mexico.

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