RUIDOSO, N.M. — As families mourn the loss of the three lives taken in severe flash flooding, and as many New Mexicans are being forced to evacuate their homes and businesses, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are calling on President Donald Trump to appro... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the middle of the night, House Republicans pushed through their “Betrayed for Billionaires Bill”—a sweeping, multi-trillion-dollar deficit explosion that rips health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans to fund tax breaks for billionaires and handouts to mega-corporations. Republicans rushed debate, and many of them admitted they had not read the bill befo... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a group of congressional Democrats in writing a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick addressing the Trump Administration’s recently announced Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Restructuring Policy N... Read More »
SANTA FE, NM – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s unilateral military action in Iran today: “The Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power to declare war” she said. “War should not be entered into on a whim by a single person. We must do everything we can to protect American lives and our military in every ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning, after nearly 30 hours of continuous debate and resistance, House Republicans passed their “Bad Billionaire’s Budget”—a sweeping, multi-trillion-dollar proposal that rips health care and food assistance from millions of Americans in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and mega-corporations. Every single House Democrat, including Congresswoman Teresa Lege... Read More »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M-03), David G. Valadao (R-CA-22) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) introduced the Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act (WEST) Act (H.R. 3293) to support agriculture practices more commonly used in Western arid climates. This bipartisan bill would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to increase cost ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, on the 100th day of Donald Trump’s second term, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández delivered a powerful speech on the House floor condemning the President’s destructive policies and the Republican majority’s failure to act on behalf of working families. “After 100 days of chaos, corruption, and economic sabotage [...] Americans disapprove of Trump because he is destroyi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the below statement condemning House Republicans’ passage of their so-called SAVE Act. “Trump and Republicans’ SAVE Act is a direct attack on women’s ability to register to vote. Republicans’ requirement to register using a birth certificate o... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced the New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act to provide greater cooperation between the federal government and land grant communities. There are 27 community land grant-mercedes that are recognized as political subdi... Read More »
Lawmakers introduce legislation after Trump administration announces decision to reverse Pecos Watershed mining withdrawal “The Trump administration does not stand with the people of New Mexico, but we always will” WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced the Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025, crucial legislation designed to protect access to essential healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. The bill is co-sponsored in the House by Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03) joined by Congresswomen Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), and Deborah Ross (D-NC-02) introduced the bipartisan Women in Agriculture Act. The Women in Agriculture Act would create a Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), establish a research priority for agriculture machinery... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to help more students benefit from arts education. Research shows that students who have access to arts education gain critical thinking skills, empathy, creativity, and better learning outcomes. The Arts Education for All Act would improve acce... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led a bicameral coalition of 52 Members of Congress in a letter to President Trump urging him to reinstate Biden-era Executive Order 14112, titled “Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination.” President Trump’s decision to ... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-3), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Nikema Williams (GA-5) introduced a resolution recognizing March 25th, 2025, as Equal Pay Day to underscore the disparity between wages paid to men and women. The resolution raises awareness of the gender wage gap and its impact on women, families, and the nation, while reaffirming... Read More »
