Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to honor the victims of a mass shooting in Farmington, New Mexico on May 15, 2023.
She was joined by fellow Representatives Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) and Gabe Vasquez (NM-02).
Farmington marks the 225th mass shooting in America so far in 2023. Three members of the community were… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it has issued a license to Holtec International to construct and operate a consolidated interim storage facility in Lea County, New Mexico.
If constructed, the NRC license authorizes the facility to store up to 8,680 metric tons of commercially spent nuclear fuel for a 40-year term. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on Debt Limit.
“The United States pays its bills. Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy is taking us to the brink of economic disaster by refusing to raise the debt limit - something that was regularly done under House Democratic Leadership and by Republicans under the former President.
If we… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández secured The United States Forest Service’s (USFS) commitment to work with her and the GAO to implement the GAO’s recommendations to improve prescribed burn management. Rep. Leger Fernández questioned USFS Chief Randy Moore during today’s Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing on the FY 2024 budget request for the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández, a member of the powerful and influential House Rules Committee, led the floor debate against the rule that made in order H.R. 734, a bill that would attack trans girls by prohibiting them from participating in school sports.
Video of the speech opening is HERE and her closing remarks are HERE. Additional photos are available HERE.
An excerpt… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on the 1-year anniversary of the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire.
“Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the Hermit’s Peak prescribed burn –a painful reminder of the man-made disaster that ravaged our beautiful communities, forests, acequias, lands, and ancestral intergenerational homes.… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump who was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney on March 30, 2023.
“Equal justice under the law must always mean that no one is above the law, not even a former president. Like all defendants, the former president has the right to a fair trial.… Read more »
Today, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández , Senator Ben Ray Luján, and Representative Jahana Hayes reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, which will expand the federal loan forgiveness program for educators.
This legislation helps to address educator shortages and increase children’s access to a diverse and well-prepared educator workforce by… Read more »
Today, the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, which would place political discord over education, force trans students out of the closet and sow conflict in our schools. Rep. Leger Fernández released the following statement:
“With this bill, Republicans are taking their divisive culture wars to our local schools — undermining students,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández introduced a bill to rename the Gallup Veterans Affairs clinic for the late Staff Sergeant Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, who died on November 29, 2022.
Senator Martin Heinrich is leading the companion bill in the Senate with Senator Ben Ray Luján.
“The call of service is one that a select few among us choose to… Read more »
