WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after the House vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed the House today 281-140. Watch the Congresswoman’s NDAA speech on the floor of the House. “Much of this year’s NDAA is rooted in improving the quality of life for our service members and their families,” said Congresswoman Leg... Read More »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Members and Members-elect selected Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) as DWC’s Chair for the 119th Congress. Rep. Leger Fernández served as a DWC Vice Chair in the 118th Congress, and will now lead the largest ever DWC, which will include a record-breaking 96 Members in the 119th Congress. Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), who will assume the role of Chair Emerita,... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced President Biden’s disaster supplemental request includes $1.5 billion to help New Mexicans recover from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. If President Biden’s disaster supplemental request is approved by Congress, Luján, Leger Fernández, an... Read More »
CLOVIS, N.M. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new 21,000 square foot terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN). The new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport is fully funded by a $15.7 million grant and a $3.5 million g... Read More »
ROSWELL, N.M. – After record rainfall and destructive floods in Roswell and Chaves County, N.M. over the weekend of Oct. 19, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are calling on President Joe Biden to approve a Major Disaster Declaration request from Governor ... Read More »
SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed $1,345,637 for the Santa Fe Housing Trust to provide more pathways to first-time home ownership to 2,050 New Mexicans living with HIV/AIDS. This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Opportunities for Persons W... Read More »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) are announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders by funding cult... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) under cons... Read More »
To download photos and videos of the Congresswoman’s visit this LINK ROSWELL, NM – Following historic flooding in Chaves County over the weekend, Congresswoman Leger Fernández visited Roswell today, toured affected areas, and released the following statement. “In Roswell today, we assessed the damage that this weekend’s 500-year flood event caused. We walked through the muck that destroyed people... Read More »
CLICK here to watch the press conference ALBUQUERQUE NM – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss the growing homeownership and housing affordability crisis. They were joined by Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and Homewise CEO Mike Loftin. Congresswoman Leger Fernández discussed her recently introduced bill... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy. “Mis hermanas y yo decidimos que ya basta! We introdu... Read More »
Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting for H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, which passed the House tonight by a widely bipartisan vote of 341-82. “For weeks, extreme Republicans and Trump threatened a government shutdown unless a Continuing Resolution (CR) necessary to keep the government open included a radical Project 2025 ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined RECA advocates for a press conference calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill that would strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). It has been over five months since Sen... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement for the Navajo Nation as well as participating non-Tribal parties in the Rio San José watershed. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) cosponsored the bill. Leger Fer... Read More »
Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting against a partisan and extreme Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act of 2025 which failed to pass the House tonight by a vote of 202 yeas to 220 nays. “Republicans would take paychecks from servicemembers, close Social Security offices and shutter National Parks to bow to President Trump’s demand to 'in no way, s... Read More »
