July 15th, 2026Heinrich Spotlights Legislation to Permanently Protect Caja del Rio, Criticizes Trump Admin Opposition to Caja del Rio Protection Act
past. This hearing, and next week’s National Parks legislative hearing, will add to our growing list
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At Gila National Forest, Rep. Vasquez Highlights How Forest Service Cuts Put New Mexico's Public Lands and People at Risk
decision to redirect approximately $90 million in National Park Service entrance fee revenue from essentials like trail maintenance
ICYMI: Rep. Gabe Vasquez Stands with Catholic Church at Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park
worshippers’ religious freedoms at the sacred site SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – On July 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Backs Law Enforcement Leaders from Border and Rural Communities, Working to Strengthen Public Safety Across Southern New Mexico
July 8, 2026 Press Release SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – On July 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez … joined Sunland Park Police Chief Kiri Daines for a border ride-along and convened a regional meeting with
June 24th, 2026Heinrich Questions Trump Nominees on Screwworm Mitigation Efforts, Funding International Conservation Programs, and Administrative Budget Cuts and Expenses
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and William Hague, President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant … funding international conservation efforts, budget cuts to National Park Service, the Department of the Interior’s deep
June 23rd, 2026Heinrich Criticizes Trump for Delaying Nominating Officials to Key Roles at DOI and DOE, Selecting Underqualified Candidates to Lead Agencies
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, for working in their roles without being confirmed … experience with wildlife management or the national parks, prior to Secretary Burgum delegating these portfolios to them
June 17th, 2026Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act
Angus King (I-Maine) to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. The Committee also … long-overdue legislation forward to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and continue investing
Heinrich, Luján Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump’s Vanity Projects
dollars from fees paid to the National Park Service (NPS) to fund President Trump’s vanity projects … Mexico sites such as Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Bandelier National Monument. “Visitors to our national parks contribute
June 15th, 2026Heinrich, Luján Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump’s Vanity Projects
dollars from fees paid to the National Park Service (NPS) to fund President Trump’s vanity projects … Mexico sites such as Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Bandelier National Monument. “Visitors to our national parks contribute
Rep. Vasquez Demands Answers After National Park Fees Diverted from Park Maintenance to Pay for Vanity Projects
raising concerns that approximately $90 million in National Park Service entrance fee revenues have been redirected from park … places like Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park to pay for wasteful, ornamental projects in the nation
June 12th, 2026Heinrich Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Designating June 12 as National Service and Conservation Corps Day
young people, our communities, and our parks.” The full text of the resolution is here
ICYMI: Rep.Vasquez Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Public Lands from Being Sold Off in Backdoor Deals
Anglers, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Conservation Lands Foundation, The Conservation Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust
June 10th, 2026Heinrich Calls for Consideration of Conservation Bills, Bipartisan Cooperation on ENR Legislation
Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System. I have no objection to Senator Hyde Smith … School as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The future Supreme Court Justice received his elementary
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Introduces the Bipartisan Public Lands Integrity Act to Prevent Backdoor Public Land Sell Offs
beautiful and treasured public lands, including Saguaro National Park, Mount Lemmon, and Sabino Canyon. The Public Lands Integrity … Anglers, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Conservation Lands Foundation, The Conservation Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust
June 4th, 2026Heinrich Releases Statement Ahead of Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
never involves drilling in America’s national parks or America’s national wildlife refuges. Don’t bid.” VIDEO … Management Plans (RMPs), putting public lands and National Parks at risk from mining companies
Luján, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Expand Digital Opportunity, Inclusion, and Literacy
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Park Service (NPS), and provide a mechanism to leverage public
Heinrich Presses Secretary Burgum on Staffing Cuts at Interior, Slow-Walking of Permits for Clean Energy Projects
take it, but we determined, with a park superintendent that you're essential. Sorry, you can't take … comms, how many people actually worked in a park? There [were] no IT systems. Turns
ICYMI: Heinrich to Secretary Burgum on Interior Budget Request: “This Budget Would Decimate the Management of Our National Parks and Monuments”
Interior’s draconian staff cuts at the National Park Service, and purposefully slow-walking clean energy project approvals … proposing a budget that decimates our national parks and monuments, devalues our nation’s Tribes and wildlife
Rep. Vasquez Pushes Back on Proposed Changes at HUD That Would Worsen New Mexico Homelessness Crisis
shouldn’t mandate self-sufficiency from a park bench. The new federal changes treat a home like
N.M. Delegation Denounces Trump Admin’s Reckless Race to Allow Drilling in Chaco Canyon
kept public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park off-limits to new oil and gas leasing. Earlier … mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CCNHP). The expedited procedures that this Department is employing
WATCH: Vasquez Presses Administration Officials on Their Openness to Resuming Above-Ground Nuclear Testing, Jeopardizing American Health and Safety
Mexico’s Downwinders at White Sands National Park. The park receives over 700,000 visitors a year
Rep. Vasquez’s Downwinder Commemoration Act Advances to House Floor with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support
Mexico’s Downwinders at White Sands National Park. The park receives over 700,000 visitors a year … securing a permanent monument at White Sands National Park, a site visited by over 700,000 people each
Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation that Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar Chavez’s Violence
Cesar Chavez National Monument and requiring the National Park Service to consult with all who are part … entire farmworker movement. After doing so, the National Park Service would consider what sites and properties are appropriate
April 9th, 2026Source New Mexico: New Mexico officials, tribal leaders vow to oppose slate of federal actions on public lands
drillingaround Chaco Culture National Historical Park,and announceda reversal on a mining ban in the Upper Pecos headwaters
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Hosts Public Safety Roundtable with Las Cruces Law Enforcement to Prevent Youth Violence
year anniversary of the tragic Young Park shooting, the Congressman led a strategic meeting on steps being taken … year anniversary of the tragic Young Park shooting, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted a public safety