Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced her office will open submissions for the annual Congressional Art Competition.
Each year the competition provides members of the U.S. House of Representatives an opportunity to showcase the artistic talent of high school students within their districts.
High school students across the 3rd District of New Mexico can… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-3) announced her election as a Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) as part of their new leadership and historic membership for the 118th Congress, joining Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Vice Chair Nikema Williams (GA-5).
This Congress, a record-breaking 94 Democratic women are serving in the House of… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) urged Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to replace the post office in Chimayo, New Mexico that burned down.
She states in the letter that Chimayo residents currently have to travel all the way to Santa Cruz to pick up their mail, a 20 minute journey over narrow roads. She also highlights that USPS officials had promised to establish a… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández introduced a H.RES resolution recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Act on its 50th Anniversary. The resolution highlights the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and indigenous knowledge.
New Mexico is a… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández and Senator Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to establish Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument in northern New Mexico.
Senator Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie Stansbury are original cosponsors.
For generations, people of the Taos area have hunted, gathered herbs, and… Read more »
Representative Teresa Leger Fernández and Senator Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlements of the Pueblos of Acoma, Jemez, Laguna, and Zia, as well as participating non-Tribal parties.
Senator Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez are original cosponsors.
The Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements… Read more »
Today, the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03), James E. Clyburn (D-SC-06), Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Bob Latta (R-OH-05), Annie Kuster (D-NH-02), Tim Walberg (R-MI-05), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), and Richard Hudson (R-NC-09), announced the continuation of the Caucus in the 118th Congress.
Since 2016, the… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
“New Mexico knows rural – it’s our herencia y cultura – it’s also a major economic engine for many ranchers and farmers. Our hermana Xochitl… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, visited the Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe to make Valentine’s Day cards for veterans with third grade students.
During her visit, Leger Fernández spoke with teachers about her work to support educators and students across the third congressional district.
The Congresswoman launched her “Valentines for… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.-03) issued the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union speech:
"Tonight, President Biden reminded us of just how far we’ve come as a nation and just how much we’ve accomplished together over the last two years. We immediately passed the American Rescue Plan to save the economy from… Read more »
