Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández’s bipartisan Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives.  It passed as part of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023.  If signed into law, her bill would authorize full compensation for New Mexico residents and business owners for losses caused by… Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after Congress blocks closure of four VA health clinics in her district. This will effectively prevent the closure of the Española, Gallup, Las Vegas, and Raton veterans health clinics: “Over the last few months, I listened to veterans in Raton, Las Vegas, Española, and Gallup describe how the… Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued this statement after the Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade: “Today, the Supreme Court voted to strip away women’s liberties, end 50 years of abortion rights, and overturn Roe v. Wade. This is a historic and unprecedented dark moment in our history – it marks the first time a Supreme Court took away a… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 6493). The bill was introduced in January alongside Representatives Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Joyce (PA-13), and Lucy McBath (GA-06). This bill… Read more »

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary McDonough urging the Secretary to visit the Las Vegas or Raton veteran health clinics, two of the four clinics that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández released the following statement after the U.S. Forest Service released a report about the Las Dispensas prescribed burn fire. “This review is incredibly disturbing as it lists multiple errors in the calculations that went into the prescribed burn that eventually upended the lives of thousands of New Mexicans. Forest Service… Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022 to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to make direct loans to Indian tribes and tribal energy development organizations for energy development projects. She is sponsoring this legislation with Reps. Cole (R-OK), O’Halleran (D-AZ), and Davids (D-KS).  “Our… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández secured full federal cost coverage for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program.  The EWPP pays for work on private landholdings. This comes after Rep. Leger Fernández made the request directly to President Biden during his visit to New Mexico and sent a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack reiterating the request. The United… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack urging USDA to pay the full cost for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. She also urged USDA to expedite these funds to affected communities given current flood risks. This program is essential to protecting property and homeowners in the area.… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández  met with President Biden and requested his commitment to passing the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Assistance Act as well as additional resources for protecting the destroyed watershed. Congresswoman Leger Fernández introduced this legislation to fully compensate those who suffered personal injury or loss of property,… Read more »