WAR IN IRAN IS IMPACTING NEW MEXICANS

On 2026-09-03, Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) delivered a floor speech titled "WAR IN IRAN IS IMPACTING NEW MEXICANS" in the House.

WAR IN IRAN IS IMPACTING NEW MEXICANS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)] [House] [Page H5482] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] WAR IN IRAN IS IMPACTING NEW MEXICANS (Mr. VASQUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. VASQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to put in the simplest of terms how the President's war in Iran is impacting New Mexicans. Exhibit A: the pain at the pump. This time last year, New Mexicans paid over a dollar less per gallon. Mr. Speaker, New Mexico is a big State. We have to drive hours just to see family, go to work, or see the closest doctor. A lot of us drive trucks and diesels. New Mexico is a truck State. It now costs nearly $200 to drive a truck from one end of my district to the other. Let's think about that. A round trip is $400. Who can afford that? That is more than the cost of a plane ticket. Trump's illegal war is costing the average New Mexican about $81 more in gas each month alone. $81 may not mean much to Wall Street brokers or investors, but it sure as hell does mean a lot to working-class families. That is a week of groceries, a month's electric bill, or three tickets to the Isotopes game. As folks head to the grocery store to stock up for Labor Day, they have one thought: These prices are too damn high, and that extra $81 a month is a big problem. ____________________