118th Congress
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Over two dozen House Democrats in Washington on Tuesday announced the formation of a new Democratic border security caucus they say is aimed at changing the narrative from Republicans about how life really is at the border and what border communities need.
The Democrats for Border Security Task Force was co-formed by South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and Rep. Tom Suozzi, of New York.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 6, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02) secured $13.3 million for 14 projects in New Mexico’s second congressional district.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, March 12, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02) joined the Democrats for Border Security Task Force to affirm his commitment to addressing the challenges the United States faces at the border. Vasquez represents the third-longest border district and has extensive experience with border security.
WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers cast a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday to approve a six-bill government funding package, marking one of the few consequential votes on major legislation that chamber has taken since Republicans took the majority more than a year ago.
The $468 billion package includes half of the annual spending bills for the fiscal year that began back on Oct. 1, with lawmakers hoping to wrap up agreement on the other six before a March 22 deadline so as to avert a partial shutdown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), are welcoming nearly $43 million of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support water infrastructure upgrades all across New Mexico.
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, announced Thursday that Laguna Pueblo educator Treva Riley will be his guest at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address on March 7.
Riley teaches at Laguna Elementary and has done so for 10 years.
As your representative, I’m fighting to bring much-needed federal dollars back to New Mexico through Community Project Funding (CPF). This process allows each member of Congress to invest directly in projects that strengthen our communities—whether it’s infrastructure, public safety, or economic development. I’m committed to making sure that local governments, nonprofits, and tribal partners have a fair shot at securing funding for initiatives that make a real difference.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a New Mexico Democrat, is teaming up with the former secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and current Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana to sponsor legislation aimed at preventing the sale of public lands.