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Gabe Vasquez: “In my district, the districts that. That's as big as the…”

Featuring: Gabe Vasquez, Democratic | U.S. House, New Mexico, District 2

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Rep. Vasquez: ‘Incredibly critical’ situation in New Mexico could destroy culture, history of state

Published | Video Starts at 03:32

And the history that exists here and the cultural objects that we will lose, the archeological objects that we will lose due to this fire, are things that tribal leaders in this community aren't going to be able to get back. Now, In my district, the districts that. That's as big as the size of Pennsylvania, we have seven sovereign nations. And so for New Mexico, we take pride in our tribal communities, our Hispanic communities. And Ridoso is a community that has supported an economy in a very rural part of our district. (03:32–03:39)

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Asserts that his district is as large as Pennsylvania and contains seven sovereign nations.

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