Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced legislation that would create a new grant program administered by the Department of Labor to hire America’s unemployed and underemployed journalists and writers to document the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.  Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking Tribal cultural patrimony Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement following President Biden’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress:  “I came to Congress to serve our beloved communities knowing the gravity of the complex issues New Mexican families face. Our work can mean the difference between food on the table or going hungry; homelessness or a home;… Read more »

SANTA FE - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández invited David Elliot, a Taos resident who stepped up to serve his community throughout the pandemic and helped form the Enchanted Circle Community Organizations Active in Disaster to address challenges facing Taos County, as her virtual guest to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress today.    Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Freshman Representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined caucus leadership for a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the issues of greatest impact to Latino communities.  Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) reintroduced the bill to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument. Read more »

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), New Mexico's Early Childhood Education and Care Department Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky, Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, and Annette Arellano, a Pre-K teacher from Taos, released the following statements after a virtual press conference on the American Rescue Plan’s impact on early childhood education and development, including… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández introduced the Orphaned Wells Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021 to clean up over 56,000 known “orphaned” oil and gas wells across the country currently leaking methane, contaminating groundwater, and creating a safety risk for communities. In line with the Congresswoman’s priority to promote a just transition to clean energy,… Read more »

WASHINGTON (April 1, 2021) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) and continue the conservation of local cultural and historic resources through 2036. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden announced his American Jobs Plan to reimagine and rebuild a new economy. Read more »