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.”
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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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday March 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the below statement on the Trump Administration’s illegal Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education:
“Trump and Musk’s destruction of the Department of Education is a disaster for families and students across the country, from preschool through… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced a bill to enhance law enforcement training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Artesia, New Mexico. The legislation will facilitate a land exchange between FLETC and Caza Ranches, LLC, allowing for the expansion of emergency vehicle training facilities to better prepare law enforcement officers for high-risk driving situations.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández and 10 of her House colleagues introduced the Home of Your Own Act to create national one-time, $30,000 homeownership grants to help New Mexicans and Americans across the country become first-time homeowners. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the below statement on Republicans’ government funding bill, which Republicans voted to pass off the House floor today.
“Republicans’ disastrous funding bill is yet another attack on women and families. Our communities know that Musk is already destroying federal programs, cutting women’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced that Arielle Pines, a dedicated former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee and military spouse, will be her guest at President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress during his second term.
Pines dedicated her life to serving those who served our nation until Elon Musk's DOGE and Donald Trump took her… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined health care experts and New Mexicans who rely on Medicaid to expose the devastating consequences of the proposed $880 billion in Republican cuts to Medicaid. The cuts would threaten rural health clinics, strip coverage from families, and endanger life-saving care for children and vulnerable patients. Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are reintroducing a slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills they are pushing to pass in this Congress.
The full slate of Tribal water rights settlements legislation includes:
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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 Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding immediate action to contain the recent outbreak of measles in New Mexico. Measles, once declared eliminated in… Read more »
