WASHINGTON – Today, Congress passed S. 475, which is the Senate version of legislation that Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández introduced in the House. This legislation will rename the Gallup Veterans Affairs clinic for the late Corporal Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, who died on November 29, 2022. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan led the companion bill in the Senate. S. 475 previously passed the Senate and now goes to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to honor former Governor Bill Richardson. She was joined by fellow Representatives Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) and Gabe Vasquez (NM-02). Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, September 14, 2023, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez shared a joint statement ahead of Governor Bill Richardson’s funeral services in Santa Fe. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong urging them to investigate Bosley Management’s potentially illegal conduct. Read more »
Santa Fe, N.M. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, who led the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, issued the following statement after FEMA announced the final regulations. The final regulations will be published on Tuesday. Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — August 8, 2023 — U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Senator Heinrich, and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered a letter to President Joe Biden urging his Administration to prioritize additional investments and forward-looking missions at Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) in Clovis, N.M. Read more »
WASHINGTON – July 28, 2023 – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Clovis Mayor Mike Morris released the following statement in response to the U.S. Air Force’s announced decision to relocate seven MC-130J aircraft and around 300 to 350 service members, designated as the 6th Special Operations Squadron. The Squadron is scheduled for relocation from Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, N.M. to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ, in the upcoming fiscal years, the exact timeline of which is yet to be determined. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – June 13, 2023 – 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 the Defense Health Agency to encourage improved medical support at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), located near Clovis, New Mexico and review any barriers that limit medical services hiring or contracting. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 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.) called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03) joined by Congresswomen Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR-At-Large) introduced the bipartisan Women in Agriculture Act. The Women in Agriculture Act would create a Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), establish a research priority for agriculture machinery and equipment designed to be used by women, and prioritize funding for childcare facilities in rural areas. The Women in Agriculture Act recognizes that women are essential to farmlands across the country and addresses the lack of equipment designed for women farmers and ranchers and the need for childcare in rural areas. Read more »
