NRCC Launches Paid Digital Ad Campaign Targeting Vulnerable Gabe Vasquez’s Vote to Raise Taxes
April 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a paid digital advertising campaign targeting Gabe Vasquezfor voting against the budget resolution, leading to higher taxes for New Mexicansby slashing the child tax credit in half and making families pay thousands more.
Read more about the ad from Fox News here.
“Out of touch Democrat Gabe Vasquez just screwed over the people of New Mexico by voting for higher taxes. Gabe Vasquez is hell-bent on pushing a radical agenda, no matter the cost to working New Mexicans.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
BACKGROUND:
Gabe Vasquez REFUSED to extend the Trump Tax Cuts, which would hurt hardworking New Mexico families, farmers, and small businesses in the following ways:
- Families in New Mexico’s 2nd congressional district will get slammed with an average tax hike of $2,861.04.
- Tax rates go back up for EVERY income level, impacting 145 million households making under $1 million.
- Tips remain fully taxed, impacting about 6 million workers making an average of $32,000.
- The Standard Deduction drops from $15,000 to $8,000 for individuals and from $30,000 to $16,000 for families, impacting 91% of taxpayers.
- The Child Tax Credit gets cut in half, impacting 40 million families.
- The Death Tax Exemption gets cut in half, decimating future generations of family farmers.
- Small Business 20% Deduction (199A) expires, hiking their rate to as high as 43.4%, devastating more than 20 million small businesses.
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