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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 6, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) was notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had awarded a $1.6 billion dollar contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. to construct a 49-mile border wall in an incredibly remote stretch of New Mexico’s Bootheel in Hidalgo County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 9, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted in favor of H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, to lower manufactured home costs and pass on savings to New Mexican consumers.
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 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted in support of a three-year extension for ACA enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) to protect New Mexicans from soaring health care costs. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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. – On December 18, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement on his vote on the SPEED Act:
“I strongly believe in an all-of-the-above energy approach. Southeast New Mexico is blessed with an abundance of natural energy resources, and I will always support smart energy policies that cut red tape and ensure our district remains an American energy powerhouse.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 17, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement in response to the administration’s blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 10, 2025, U.S.