We must crack down on insider trading and the kind of self-dealing contracts... The revolving door of corporate lobbyists ... must be curbed
Crack down on insider trading, self-dealing contracts, and the revolving door of corporate lobbyists.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rep. Vasquez has advocated for the passage of this Community Project Funding for years, and yesterday’s passage of the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), Interior, and Energy and Water appropriations bills in the House was a major victory, as these landmark pieces of legislation continue on a glide path toward final passage to deliver millions in concrete investment in New Mexico.
On March 5, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted to pass the 2026 Farm Bill out of the House Agriculture Committee... Rep. Vasquez secured a host of decisive victories... including three of his bills...
Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) continued his work to bring down the cost of health care for New Mexicans by cosponsoring the Capping Prescription Costs Act...
Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced his support for The Nuclear First-Strike Security Act of 2025 (H.R.3564)... to prevent the President from unilaterally escalating the war in Iran...
On April 16, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons demanding transparency around a billion-dollar DHS contract to operate Camp East Montana.
The letter states that on April 6, Vasquez conducted an oversight visit to Camp East Montana and that ICE officials confirmed Acquisition Logistics was still operating the facility, conflicting with earlier statements that Amentum Services would take over effective March 13.
The press releases page shows Vasquez's recent activity through April 2026, including oversight, bill support, and district work, but no identified enactment or final action on an anti-insider-trading / anti-revolving-door package in the lookback window.
Assessments
Evidence shows Vasquez took concrete oversight steps tied to one element of the promise, especially scrutiny of a major DHS contract and demands for transparency around possible contractor irregularities. That supports meaningful action against self-dealing/contracts concerns. However, the record provided does not show enacted federal ethics reforms, a completed crackdown on insider trading, or action meaningfully addressing the revolving door of corporate lobbyists. Since there is some relevant oversight activity but no clear delivered policy outcome across the full promise, partial is the best fit.