新墨西哥州第二选区唯一电视辩论 Vasquez与Cunningham就医保与边境交锋
新墨西哥州第二国会选区的现任民主党众议员 Gabe Vasquez 与共和党挑战者 Greg Cunningham 10月16日晚在 KRQE 电视台举行了本次选举周期唯一的电视辩论，由主播 Dean Staley 主持。两人在边境政策、移民执法、医疗补助和食品券削减等问题上针锋相对。
Vasquez 自2022年以不到一个百分点的优势击败共和党前任 Yvette Herrell 后首次寻求连任，他在辩论中多次承诺要对抗特朗普政府的“灾难性经济政策”。退役海军陆战队员、前阿尔伯克基警局侦探 Cunningham 则反问 Vasquez 在本届任期内为对抗总统议程做了什么。在医疗议题上，Vasquez 警告，新的资格要求可能使约8.9万新墨西哥人失去医保；Cunningham 则认为要求身体健全的成年人工作或做社区服务并不过分。该选区被视为全美竞争最激烈的众议院选区之一，特朗普已为 Cunningham 背书，众议院议长 Mike Johnson 也两度到访新墨西哥为其助选。
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Vasquez and Cunningham Clash on Health Care and the Border in NM-02's Only Televised Debate
Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez and Republican challenger Greg Cunningham met on the evening of Oct. 16 in the only televised debate of the cycle in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, aired by KRQE and moderated by Dean Staley. The two clashed over border policy, immigration enforcement, Medicaid and food-assistance cuts.
Vasquez, seeking re-election for the first time since beating Republican incumbent Yvette Herrell by less than a percentage point in 2022, repeatedly promised to fight what he called the Trump administration's disastrous economic policies. Cunningham, a retired Marine and former Albuquerque police detective, countered by asking what Vasquez had done in his term to resist the president's agenda. On health care, Vasquez warned that new eligibility requirements could leave about 89,000 New Mexicans uninsured; Cunningham said requiring able-bodied adults to work or do community service was reasonable. The district is considered one of the most competitive House races in the country; Trump has endorsed Cunningham, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has visited New Mexico twice to campaign for him.
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图片来源：图：新墨西哥州议会大厦（资料图）。照片：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY 2.0）。The New Mexico State Capitol (file photo). Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).
