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Bipartisan SW Caucus
June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, June 15, 2023, Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) and Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) announced a new partnership, a bipartisan caucus to advocate for issues that are critical to Southwest communities, including economic de

June 5, 2023

President Joe Biden signed into law Saturday a bill that raises the federal debt ceiling, a high-stakes compromise passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night and by the Senate on Thursday.

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Debt Ceiling
June 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following his thorough review of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) will support the compromise legislation to protect the full faith and credit of the United States and avoid a catastrophic default that would cause crippling impacts to the economy and hurt Veterans, students, seniors and familie

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Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act
May 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, May 26, 2023, Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) introduced H.R. 3658, the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act.

May 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – Tribes and counties could keep revenue from timber projects on federal lands under a bill that’s gaining momentum in the House of Representatives, after several Washington Democrats backed legislation first introduced by two Idaho Republicans.

May 25, 2023

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. 

May 24, 2023
May 19, 2023

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.

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Vasquez
May 17, 2023

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called for increased federal funding to address the flow of deadly, illicit fentanyl into the U.S., tackle the opioid crisis that is impacting nearly every American community, and secure our southern border.