/tags/gabe-vasquez Gabe Vasquez en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:25:25 GMT /2025-02-06/vasquez-slams-tariffs-on-mexico-calls-for-real-solutions-to-border-security New Mexico U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez on Thursday criticized the potential trade war with Mexico as harmful to the economy and unhelpful for border security. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:25:25 GMT /2025-02-06/vasquez-slams-tariffs-on-mexico-calls-for-real-solutions-to-border-security Nash Jones /local-news/2025-01-28/congressional-members-fight-funding-freeze In the wake of a federal funding freeze announced Monday by the Trump Administration, New Mexico’s Congressional delegation, who are all Democrats, vowed to fight back against what it called the unlawful impoundment of federal funds. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:49:55 GMT /local-news/2025-01-28/congressional-members-fight-funding-freeze Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-10-30/trump-comes-to-new-mexico-where-republicans-are-courting-hispanic-voters-hard As former President Donald Trump stops in Albuquerque for a rally Friday, his decision to call on New Mexico so close to the election might seem surprising. Polls suggest his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris is set to win by several points. But his visit fits into a concerted effort to win over Hispanics. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:43:27 GMT /local-news/2024-10-30/trump-comes-to-new-mexico-where-republicans-are-courting-hispanic-voters-hard Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-10-17/candidates-for-2nd-congressional-district-clash-on-abortion-border-and-economy Incumbent Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez won the district by around 1,000 votes in 2022. Will he prevail in a rematch with Republican Yvette Herrell? Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:36:34 GMT /local-news/2024-10-17/candidates-for-2nd-congressional-district-clash-on-abortion-border-and-economy Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-09-25/reauthorization-of-radiation-act New Mexico congressional leaders and advocates met with other federal lawmakers in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to urge reauthorizing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:44:45 GMT /local-news/2024-09-25/reauthorization-of-radiation-act Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-08-13/vasquez-heinrich-fentanyl-border New Mexico U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez and Sen. Martin Heinrich visited the state’s border with Mexico Monday to highlight policies to stem the flow of fentanyl into the country. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:02:35 GMT /local-news/2024-08-13/vasquez-heinrich-fentanyl-border Nash Jones /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires President Joe Biden Thursday approved a request by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for a Major Disaster Declaration covering Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:54:44 GMT /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-04-25/rep-vasquez-tours-a-student-run-farm-in-the-south-valley-to-highlight-youth-outdoor-access U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez visited Polk Middle School in the South Valley Thursday to tour its student-run farm. The congressman has championed federal legislation that aims to make the outdoors more accessible for underserved youth as a means of preserving a culture of land stewardship. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:21:48 GMT /local-news/2024-04-25/rep-vasquez-tours-a-student-run-farm-in-the-south-valley-to-highlight-youth-outdoor-access Nash Jones /local-news/2023-11-27/nm-republican-party-loses-supreme-court-appeal-over-state-congressional-map The New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order Monday affirming a lower court’s ruling that the state’s congressional map is constitutional. The state Republican Party had appealed, arguing Democratic lawmakers “egregiously” gerrymandered the 2nd Congressional District, making it difficult for their party to win even one of the state’s three seats. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:48:32 GMT /local-news/2023-11-27/nm-republican-party-loses-supreme-court-appeal-over-state-congressional-map Nash Jones /local-news/2023-11-20/state-supreme-court-hears-nm-gops-redistricting-appeal The state Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in the New Mexico Republican Party’s appeal in a case that saw Democratic lawmakers cleared of accusations of egregious partisan gerrymandering in the state's 2nd Congressional District. The question before the high court is whether Democrats had to guarantee their party’s victory to have drawn the map illegally, or simply make it harder for the GOP to win. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:35:34 GMT /local-news/2023-11-20/state-supreme-court-hears-nm-gops-redistricting-appeal Nash Jones