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BREAKING: Vasquez Releases New Report Illustrating How Administration Has Cost New Mexico Families Over $3,000

On , U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released a new report detailing how much prices have spiked under the Trump Administration, costing New Mexicans $3,100 on average.
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Secretary Kennedy Protect Head Start Programs for New Mexico Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy urging him to withdraw a proposed rule to cut ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls for Hearing to Protect Manufactured Housing Communities from Private Equity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called on the House Financial Services Committee to hold a hearing on institutional investors’ impact on Manufactured Housing Communities ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Sends Bipartisan Demand to DOJ to Release Critical Law Enforcement Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) partnered with Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) and demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) release funding for the Regional Information Sharing ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez to Introduce BEEF Act to Protect American Ranchers and Lower Beef Prices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 4, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that he will introduce the BEEF (Banning External Entry of Foreign Beef) Act, legislation to stop the ...
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Vasquez Announces Another Milestone: Over $7.6 Million Returned to New Mexicans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 9, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that his office has returned more than $7.6 million to constituents in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls for Total Ban on ICE Usage of Electric Gloves

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding the immediate cancellation of their wasteful $16.7 million contract to ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Action to Expand Care and Benefits for Rural New Mexico Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 2, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called for immediate action to ensure veterans living in rural and southern New Mexico can access the healthcare, ...
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Environment & Conservation

Vasquez, a lifelong hunter and outdoorsman, is deeply committed to safeguarding New Mexico's public lands. In the 119th Congress, he founded the first-ever bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, to ensure ...
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Reps. Vasquez and Zinke Launch Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus to Champion Conservation and Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) announced the launch of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, a bipartisan congressional coalition focused ...
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Tribal Water Rights Settlements Legislation Passes Unanimously Out of Senate Committee

WASHINGTON – A slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), ...