Press Releases

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. 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. Read more »

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, and the New Mexico Congressional Delegation will have secured $5.45 billion to help New Mexicans recover and rebuild since the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in April 2022. 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 grant from the Infrastructure Law — legislation passed by Democrats in the N.M. Congressional Delegation — and a Heinrich-led $3.5 million Congressionally Directed Spending award that is advancing in the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee in July. 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… 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… 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… Read more »

After the Supreme Court dismissed Idaho v. United States, returning it to the Ninth Circuit Court, 259 Members of Congress ask the Ninth Circuit to affirm that federal law ensures abortion care qualifies as “emergency stabilizing care” under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and hospitals participating in Medicare must provide “emergency stabilizing treatment” to patients, including abortion care, when necessary. The N.M Delegation joins the brief as New Mexico’s highly impacted health system continues to serve patients from neighboring states with restrictions on reproductive health care. “In this case, respecting the supremacy of federal law is about more than just protecting our system of government; it is about protecting people’s lives.” Read more »

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. Read more »

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, the Home of Your Own Act, which would create national one-time, $30,000 homeownership grants for down payment assistance, closing costs, and repairs at move-in to help New Mexicans and families across the country become first-time homeowners. A pilot program funded by $750,000 in Community Project Funds secured by the Congresswoman has already helped multiple New Mexico families achieve the dream of purchasing their first home. Read more »