WASHINGTON, D.C. —Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the below statement ahead of the Finance Committee’s vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as the Health and Human Services Secretary, expected Tuesday. This vote follows RFK’s confirmation hearings in the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions last week. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees reproductive health care, vaccine recommendations, food inspections, hospital oversight, and funding for community health clinics—services women and families rely on. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Just days into Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the Department of Defense (DoD), the DoD rescinded the policy that allowed servicewomen to be reimbursed for travel to receive reproductive health care including abortion and fertility care. The Democratic Women’s Caucus fought hard for this critical health benefit, which ensured servicewomen could serve their country and receive the critical care they need, even if they were stationed in a state with an abortion ban.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman, Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, Congressman Gabe Vasquez, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari and Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan sent a letter to President… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) was appointed to multiple powerful committees and leadership roles in the 119th Congress, reflecting her continued commitment to serve New Mexico and the nation with distinction.
Congresswoman Leger Fernández will serve as a Member of the influential House Natural Resources Committee, where she will serve as Ranking Member of… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $17,137,326 — a 5.3% increase from last year — from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care program to support New Mexico projects that… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s announcement recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:
“Women are equal. What a simple phrase and concept. Nevertheless, it has taken 53 years for that to be enshrined in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) applauded the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights’ newly released fact sheet clarifying colleges’ obligation under Title IX to offer equal opportunity to college athletes with respect to publicity, support services, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) offerings, and direct payments.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the agency to prioritize tribal input and address key concerns in the implementation of the Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects. This initiative, led in the House by Leger Fernández and included in her Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2023 (H.R. 1589), was incorporated into the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The same bill was led in the Senate by Senator Henrich (NM). Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) released the following statement calling out Republicans’ anti-women agenda, demonstrated by the bills and nominee they raised this week: Read more »
WASHINGTON – Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and announced $120 million for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project using funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Read more »
