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Committee Passes Leger Fernndezs Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act

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Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) announced that the House Natural Resources Committee passed her Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021 (H.R. 2415). “It’s time we start holding oil and gas companies responsible for their mess. The Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act will do just what it says - clean up the orphaned wells polluting our…

WATCH: Leger Fernndez Talks Impact of Expanded and Improved Child Tax Credit

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Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández joined NM Voices for Children, Mora Independent School District Head Start Coordinator, and Shanci Salazar, a single mother and Jicarilla Apache Tribal member to talk about the impact the expanded Child Tax Credit will have on New Mexico’s families. The group discussed how important it is for families that the payments will come on a…

Rep. Leger Fernndez Announces Nearly $143 Million for Local Colleges, Universities, and Students

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Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández announced nearly $143 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. “I’ve spent the last two weeks meeting with our local colleges and universities to discuss their needs as we work to get through the pandemic. I am inspired…

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