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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, reaching across the aisle to find a bipartisan end to the government shutdown and furthering a federal solution to protect over 50,000 New Mexicans from devastating health insurance cost increases. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 8, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a push to support our military service members amidst the ongoing government shutdown, urging Speaker Johnson to bring Republican lawmakers back to work in D.C. to pass a bill that ensures troops are paid by the looming October 15 deadline.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 7, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) condemned the administration’s decision to cut $135 million in Department of Energy funding for projects in New Mexico, including $56 million in canceled investment for oil and gas modernization efforts in New Mexico’s second district. He was joined by 164 other House members. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 1, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement on the government shutdown:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 10, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual bill that for more than six decades has set national defense policy and priorities. As part of the package, two bills led by U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) passed the House, alongside more than a dozen additional wins he secured for New Mexicans — ensuring their voices and needs are reflected in the nation’s defense investments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saturday, September 27, is National Public Lands Day. To mark the occasion and honor the value of our public lands, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a bipartisan resolution with Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) to encourage Americans to visit and celebrate our public lands on this fee-free day.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted a roundtable and press conference on the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs). He stressed the negative impact letting these tax credits expire would have on New Mexicans’ health outcomes and cost of living, as well as why these tax credits are front and center in current negotiations over a possible government shutdown. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 19, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a call to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging New Mexico’s exclusion from the administration’s effort to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule.