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PERALTA — It’s a different USDA.
That was the message Monday morning from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack as he toured a small farm in Peralta with Democrats U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. The three, along with a cadre of representatives from agriculture-focused non profits, local small growers and other government agencies, visited BlueFly Farms.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico’s District 2 came to Las Cruces Wednesday, April 5, along with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan of California.
The three met at New Mexico State University’s Corbett Center auditorium, along with NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu and four NMSU engineering students to discuss issues of transportation, infrastructure and workforce in New Mexico and the United States.
“I literally wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for this university,” Buttigieg said.
Pete Buttigieg is the 19th person to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation since the post was created in 1966. On Wednesday, he became the first to visit Deming.
On a city-owned field flanked by farmland with the Florida Mountains as a backdrop, Buttigieg devoted his appearance to highlighting Biden Administration investments in rural America and New Mexico in particular.
From keeping a chile farm up and running to making sure kids can learn virtually, New Mexicans living in rural areas say they need good internet to do it.
On Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Albuquerque to announce $40 million the federal agency is sending to rural New Mexico communities to expand broadband access.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of vote on HR1, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) made it clear that he supports New Mexico’s energy workers and the economy that generates hundreds of millions of revenue for our state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, March 24, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted against H.R. 5, which impairs children’s quality of education while undermining the role of teachers and parents.
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – On Monday, March 20, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) wrapped up his latest visit to New Mexico’s second congressional district in Alamogordo, covering nearly 4,500 miles on the road in his first few months since serving in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, March 03, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced more than $6 million in grants to improve the quality of life in rural communities in New Mexico’s second district.
