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HIDALGO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Southline Transmission Project is one of three electricity transmission projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive a share of $1.3 billion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, November 2, 2023, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) was joined by immigration workers from New Mexico in Washington, D.C. to announce the introduction of the Strengthening Our Workforce Act and his full package of immigration and border bills.
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A local leader in the borderland and three undocumented workers headed to Washington D.C. Thursday morning to introduce a series of bills to address the ongoing migrant surge across the U.S. - Mexico border.
Congressman Gabe Vasquez(D-N.M.), along with energy worker Jose Felix Alexis Rodriguez, home healthcare aide Maria de Jesus "Marichuy" Gallardo and a former truck driver and now leader of NM Cafe Jesus Cano Gutierrez, presented the congressman's "Common-Sense" Immigration and Border Bills.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) again urged Texas Governor Greg Abbott to immediately remove the dangerous and unconstitutional concertina barrier recently installed to divide New Mexico and Texas. Vasquez noted that the barrier affects travel between New Mexico and Texas and directly violates the United States Constitution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On November 1, 2023, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement:
"Republicans' proposed aid to Israel is an unserious proposal at a very serious moment.
"We must seek a bipartisan resolution to fortify U.S. national security interests that support our allies, including Israel and Ukraine, and that also provides humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians caught in the crossfire in Gaza.
"Enough with the partisanship.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico congressman is challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to put up a border fence between our two states. The fence borders Rep. Gabe Vasquez’s district.
“The governor’s actions are insulting to New Mexicans. Putting up concertina wire between two states in the United States is first unconstitutional, and it’s, second, disrespectful to the community here at Sunland Park,” said Rep. Gabe Vasquez.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, October 28, 2023, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement calling for a humanitarian pause.
"Two wrongs don't make a right. The U.S. must not be complicit in the deliberate death and harm to civilians in Gaza.
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14) â Governor Greg Abbott has put up additional concertina wire along the southern border.
Abbott's actions have raised questions on the legality of having the wire expanded into New Mexico.
KFOX14 spoke with New Mexico Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez who expressed his disapproval of the expansion.
"This is really an insult to the community that we all share here collectively, but more importantly the governor's actions are unconstitutional," Vasquez said.