Washington, Sept. 29 -- Representative Gabe Vasquez issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, September 24, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) secured $10 million in federal funding to repair the US 285 Relief Route, a critical road for freight trucks transporting nuclear materials to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad. The New Mexican delegation, along with the New Mexico Governor's Office, worked closely to ensure that the federal government fulfilled its promises related to this project.
"WIPP serves a critical role for nuclear waste storage in our state and for our nation," said Vasquez. "This funding is much ne...