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Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Vasquez supports a bipartisan congressional resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Gabe Vasquez supported advancing articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and said Hegseth should be removed. Vasquez cited Hegseth’s alleged disregard for the Constitution and the laws of war, including military operations without congressional authorization. The articles failed in a procedural vote and did not advance.
Context: The impeachment articles failed in a procedural vote on November 10, 2026.
Vasquez says he will keep working with colleagues from both parties to pass the Feed Our Veterans Act. The bill aims to combat food insecurity among veterans and reverse new SNAP work requirements introduced under the Republican tax law.
Context: The release describes the bill’s aims but does not specify how it would change SNAP requirements.
Vasquez said the United States must end the Iran war. He identified this as a goal for the New Democrat Coalition in the next Congress.
Context: The statement does not specify a mechanism or define the coalition’s role in ending the war.
Vasquez opposes attempts by Republicans in Congress to ban access to abortion or birth control, or to prevent women from choosing whether to have an abortion. He says this right should be defended in New Mexico.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Vasquez says he is leading a bipartisan effort to ban stock trading by members of Congress, aiming to prevent lawmakers from profiting from their positions of power.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Vasquez supports border security and deporting violent criminals, while reforming ICE to focus on violent criminals rather than people working and following the rules. He also supports protecting DREAMERS and giving hard-working families a permanent path to legal status while maintaining a safe and secure border.
Context: The source does not specify the proposed reforms or the requirements for a permanent path to legal status.
Vasquez supports reversing healthcare cuts in the Republican tax law, a public option, and continued Medicare negotiation of lower prescription drug prices. He has also fought to cap insulin prices and introduced the Patient Debt Relief Act to protect patients facing garnished wages and home foreclosure after medical events.
Context: The source does not describe the public option’s design or the specific protections in the Patient Debt Relief Act.
Vasquez says he will support policies that cut taxes on working families and lower the cost of healthcare, childcare, and utilities. He presents these measures as a response to rising prices and household bills.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Vasquez supports raising wages, workers’ right to organize and join a union, and the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. He says he will also work to increase support for small businesses and ensure corporations pay their fair share.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.