{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-vasquez-discusses-lowering-costs-bringing-jobs-during-community", "Rep. Gabe Vasquez Discusses Lowering Costs, Bringing Jobs during Community Conversation in Chaparral", "2024-08-21", "2024", "2024-08", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Gabe Vasquez", "V000136", "vasquez.house.gov", "vasquez", "https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CHAPARRAL, N.M. \u2014 On Tuesday, August 20, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted a community discussion to hear from constituents about key issues impacting the region, including the economy, jobs, infrastructure and public safety. The event brought together community leaders and constituents for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing Chaparral and border communities.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again\u2013I\u2019m committed to ensuring New Mexico isn\u2019t left behind and that includes our colonias and border towns,\u201d said Vasquez. \u201cChaparral deserves real investments in jobs and economic opportunities. That\u2019s why I\u2019m working hard to lower costs, create good-paying jobs and protect programs that our families rely on. As your Congressman, I will continue to fight every day to ensure that southern New Mexico gets the attention and resources it needs to thrive.\u201d\n\nThe community forum focused on lowering costs for working families, creating more jobs and protecting essential programs like Social Security. The event drew local leaders and residents eager to hear about Vasquez\u2019s plans to continue advocating for southern New Mexico in Congress. Attendees discussed challenges related to infrastructure, access to healthcare and job creation in rural communities, with Vasquez vowing to bring solutions back to the district.\n\nLast year, Vasquez introduced the Economic Opportunity for Border Communities Act to require the Department of Commerce to develop a national strategy to increase the number of jobs in key industries such as trade, manufacturing, transportation and agriculture in border communities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-vasquez-discusses-lowering-costs-bringing-jobs-during-community"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3038208708167076, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}