Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, announced that Elizabeth (Liz) Stein, a survivor advocate and human trafficking specialist, and Carmen Pacheco-Muñoz, Interim Chief Executive Officer of La Casa Family Health Center, will join her in Washington, D.C. for the day of the State of the Union Address to highlight the urgent need for justice for survivors of human trafficking and to protect rural health care access for New Mexico families. Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced that Carmen Pacheco-Muñoz, Interim Chief Executive Officer of La Casa Family Health Center in Portales, Clovis, and Roswell, will join her as her guest for the day of the State of the Union Address to highlight the urgent need to protect rural health care and affordability for New Mexico families. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) along with Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), along with Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA) introduced H.R. 7490, the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act, to grant the United States Marshal Service (USMS) the authority to both execute arrest warrants on behalf of Tribal law enforcement and assist in searching for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) issued the following statement following House passage of the SAVE America Act (S. 1383) which she voted NO on: Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) today joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, advocates, and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre to introduce “Virginia’s Law,” landmark legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations to allow adult victims of sexual abuse and trafficking to file civil claims against their abusers.
Named in honor of survivor and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement: Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee added Congresswoman Leger Fernández’s No Payola Act as an amendment to the appropriations bill.
The amendment would block the “payola” scheme that provides a payout to U.S. Senators whose phone records were released pursuant to a court order and warrant during the U.S. Department of Justice’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) secured $8,682,250 in Community Project Funding for New Mexico and delivered key funding victories for the state as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 federal spending minibus covering Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and the Department of Defense. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s Second term, Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following statement and recap of her actions pushing back on the administration: Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Leger Fernández (D-NM) released the below statement following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent and a growing pattern of abusive enforcement tactics under the Trump Administration: Read more »
