Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  April 6, 2024 – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on the 2-year anniversary of the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire.  Read more »

March 20, 2024  – 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.) today welcomed an announcement of historic federal funding of up to $8.5 billion to expand American semiconductor manufacturing, including in New Mexico. This new… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted for H.Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 to prevent a government shutdown. This bill funds several government agencies through September 30, 2024, helps New Mexicans with the high cost of living, invests in affordable housing, protects women’s rights, combats the climate crisis, and honors our commitment to our veterans. It also includes numerous provisions and funding for community projects that Congresswoman Leger Fernández secured. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced Phil Harrison as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Rep. Leger Fernández reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), also known as the bipartisan RECA Amendments Act of 2023, in the House. The… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming nearly $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the development of a comprehensive Watershed Restoration Plan for the areas directly impacted by the 2022 Hermit's… 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 Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $35 million in federal funding from the U.S.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Leger Fernández (D-NM) responded to the United States Postal Service (USPS) announcement that it has begun the search for a new location within three miles from the previous Post Office. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to prioritize the replacement of the post office in Chimayo, New Mexico. The Chimayo Post Office was destroyed by a fire on February 14, 2023. Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) White House Liaison Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led over 150 House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden-Harris Administration to protect Americans from the criminalization of their pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes, in the wake of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Leger Fernández issued the following statement in response to the House vote on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024). The bill passed the House 357-70. Read more »