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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 11, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted in support of the Stop Illegal Reentry Act, a bill to protect the rule of law and uphold the regular legal process for those convicted of crimes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 11, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored H.R. 4849, the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act, to reverse Republicans’ devastating health care cuts and permanently extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 8, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act, a bill to help communities better prepare for and recover from extreme weather and natural disasters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 5, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) co-sponsored the bipartisan CONSTRUCTS Act, a bill to expand workforce training opportunities for New Mexicans in residential construction to ultimately bring down the cost of housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 4, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) demanded the passage of pending Indian water settlements for Zuni, Acoma, and Laguna Pueblo along with other Tribal communities in New Mexico. In a bipartisan, bicameral letter to leadership and committees, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 2, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) pushed to strengthen America’s labor force and support workers by introducing the Strengthening Our Workforce Act. The bill provides non-citizens working in critical sectors — including agriculture, health care, and emergency workers — a path to lawful permanent status, bringing much-needed stability for workers who make up the backbone of the American economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) joined members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) in demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immediately end its illegal restrictions on Members of Congress conducting oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 27, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) condemned the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest efforts to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule as an attack on America’s public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 20, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) met with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium to discuss the recent expansion of RECA benefits to New Mexico claimants, best practices for preventing bad actors’ attempts to defraud RECA claimants, and the Congressman’s commitment to helping New Mexico’s Downwinder community achieve its ongoing advocacy goals.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Earlier this month, following a roundtable with community leaders, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) unveiled his Affordability Agenda, a comprehensive set of policy solutions to address the affordability crisis facing hardworking New Mexicans. This Affordability Agenda comes as the cost of housing, food, health care, and utilities continue to soar under the Trump Administration — trends only exacerbated by the Republican tax law.