Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $536,200 grant to the Pueblo of Jemez for a feasibility study for the tribe’s energy independence. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program. The Congresswoman helped pass the legislation that… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, participated in the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing about Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot in Texas. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández voted for, and the House Education and Labor Committee passed, H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and H.R. 7310, the Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act (PARSA). Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández sent a letter to VA Secretary McDonough regarding her opposition to the recommended closing of the Gallup, Las Vegas, Raton, and Española community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in her district. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted to fund over $74 million in Community Project Funding for the third congressional district of New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced she secured key wins in the (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill for New Mexico, especially for rural parts of her district. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s bill, H.R. 5493, Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced Victoria Dominguez as her Hometown Hero virtual guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022. Read more »
