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118th Congress

September 10, 2024

WASHINGTON —A total of $33,494,691 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been awarded for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.  This federal funding includes grants from the Infrastructure Law including $15.7 million to fully fund a new 21,000-square-foot terminal at the Clovis Regional Airport (CVN) and nearly $2.5 million for a project to reconstruct a taxiway at Rat

September 8, 2024

Over the last year, With Many Hands Alamogordo member volunteers and leaders have been laser focused on how they can effect change locally in the areas of food security by creating community gardens and collaborating with a variety of nonprofits. The local chapter was established under the leadership of Courtney McCary-Squyres and her husband James with significant

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September 6, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) discussed his newly introduced Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act to provide more educational resources to veterans and announced he secured $4.5 million in Head Start investments for Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS). 
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September 5, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) spoke at the groundbreaking of the University of New Mexico (UNM)’s Center for Reproductive Health in Las Cruces. Vasquez emphasized his commitment to standing up for a woman’s right to choose and ensuring equitable health care in New Mexico.
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September 4, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) met with seniors in Albuquerque to discuss the work he’s doing to prevent and reduce medical debt. Vasquez was also joined by the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, the Center for Civic Policy, New Mexico Legal Aid and Casa de Salud.
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September 4, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) joined Tribal educators and leaders at Laguna Elementary School to discuss his leadership of the bipartisan Parity for Tribal Educators Act that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage in Indian Country. The bill provides teachers and staff at Tribally-controlled schools with the same federal retirement benefits as their counterparts at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. 
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September 4, 2024
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez visited the Albuquerque Police Department's Real Time Crime Center to discuss initiatives aimed at enhancing public safety in Albuquerque and talk about Vasquez's efforts to secure federal funding for the center. During the visit, Vasquez met with Deputy Chief J.J. Griego to tour the facility and learn more about its role in improving officer response and crime prevention capabilities.
August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S.

August 30, 2024

The New Mexican Delegation of Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan and Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez, Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez have spoken in support of a $16.6 million dollar award for the state from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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August 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, August 29, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) sent a letter to U.S.