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118th Congress

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October 3, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that its Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is investing $1.5 billion for five electric transmission projects— including the Southline Transmission Project in southern New Mexico.  

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October 2, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today, October 2, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) toured Array Technologies and spoke with executives, site leaders and New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department officials about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on solar manufacturing.

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September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 24, 2024, the House passed U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) and Doug LaMalfa’s (R-CA-01) bill, the bipartisan Utilizing Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act, to help prevent wildfires through proactive grazing.

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September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 25, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) voted to pass a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government funded through a continuing resolution.

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Vasquez speaks at press conference advocating for RECA
September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 24, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02), alongside a bipartisan group of Senators, Representatives and advocates,urged the immediate passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

September 24, 2024

More than two dozen people from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Acoma, and Laguna Pueblos, touched by a legacy of radiation from uranium mining, rallied and chanted Sunday morning in Albuquerque with supporters, before starting the 28-hour drive to Washington D.C.

The group is expected to arrive in the nation’s capital Tuesday and leave Thursday. While there, they’ll march, perform prayers and ceremonies, hold a candlelight vigil and demonstrate on the steps of the Capitol this week.

September 19, 2024

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant.

That’s where Robert Ardovino sees a Border Patrol horse trailer rumbling across his property on a sweltering summer morning. It’s where a surveillance helicopter traces a line in the sky, and a nearby Border Patrol agent paces a desert gully littered with castoff water bottles and clothing.

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September 17, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) expressed his strong opposition to the proposed expansion of military flight operations over the Gila Wilderness, citing the harmful effects it would have on local communities, businesses and the environment. In a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Vasquez urged the Air Force to reconsider moving forward with plans to expand the Military Operations Area (MOA) in Southwest New Mexico.
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September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, September 11, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) and Andrea Salinas (O.R.-06) led the House Agriculture Committee Democrats’ effort to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that supports families and farmers.

Issues:Agriculture
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September 11, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) urged the House Veterans Affairs Committee to pass his bill, the New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act. The bill addresses the long-standing health care challenges faced by rural veterans in Otero and Eddy counties. It would reduce travel times for veterans in these counties while ensuring they are fully reimbursed for their travel expenses.