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Leger Fernández Landmark Bill to Protect Historic Land Grant Communities and Traditional Uses on Federal Lands Advances in House

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WATCH THE HEARING WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández secured a major legislative hearing in the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands for her bill to strengthen the relationships between New Mexico land grant-mercedes and the federal government and protect their ability to practice centuries-old traditional uses on federal land.…

Leger Fernández, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding that the Trump Administration…

After 100 Days of Trump’s Chaos and Corruption, Congresswoman Leger Fernández Demands Action to Protect American Families on House Floor

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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…

Leger Fernández Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández celebrated the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.)…

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