Press Releases

SANTA FE, NM — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced H.R. 6206, the Protect Culturally Sensitive Information Act to make sure Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Entities, and Native Hawaiian Organizations can share sacred and culturally important information with the federal government without fear that it will be made public under the Freedom of Information Act… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Leger Fernandez (D-NM) released the following statement after Trump posted calling on Democratic lawmakers to be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged. “We all saw what happened on January 6th—I was in the Capitol complex that day—we know what Trump’s calls for political violence look like. Now, he’s going even further, asking for… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced the No Payola Act alongside 37 co-sponsors in the House, legislation to repeal a provision slipped into the government funding package that would send millions of taxpayer dollars directly into the personal bank accounts of eight U.S. Senators. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez—co-chair of the bipartisan Head Start to Congress Caucus and a Head Start alumna—joined U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), as well as U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), to send a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced H.R. 5964, the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act, to help states and utilities better plan for future electricity needs so families can keep the lights on at prices they can afford. Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich demanded in a letter that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Hermit’s Peak Claims Office immediately correct serious failures in the administration of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire claims program and deliver long-overdue compensation to New Mexico… Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) issued the following statement after two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration has legal authority and an obligation to use billions in contingency funds to pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to tens of millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown: Read more »

N.M. DELEGATION WELCOMES STATE GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO FUND NEW MEXICANS’ SNAP BENEFITS DURING TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN   N.M. Delegation also renews their call for Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to negotiate a government funding deal that lowers the cost of health care and ensures New Mexicans don’t go hungry because of Trump’s inability to lead WASHINGTON —… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Trump shutdown continues to threaten childcare and early education across the nation, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Reps. André Carson (IN-07) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act, a bill to permanently establish and protect the Office of Head Start and its 12 regional offices. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM),  introduced 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. “We need the world to know that Latinas get paid 54 cents to the dollar paid to white males in the United States. That’s… Read more »