WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy.
“We need the world to know that Latinas get paid 54 cents to the dollar paid to white males in the United States. That’s… Read more »
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) joined Pueblo leaders to demand the Trump Administration maintain a ban on oil and gas development on federal lands surrounding Chaco Canyon sponsored in the Senate by Senator Luján (NM) and in the House by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current outstanding water settlements and related technical… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $21,239,759 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.
These grants are funded by Congress through the FAA’s Airport Infrastructure… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday September 3, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Executive Steering Committee members met with a group of the brave survivors who traveled to Capitol Hill to share the stories of their abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators. As they shared their stories, the victims asked for support of legislation to prevent sexual exploitation… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led 27 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raising concerns about the implementation of the Trump administration’s new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, established under Section 71401 of the recently signed budget reconciliation bill. While the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Following recent reporting that new, internal policies in the Trump Administration — implemented via presidential executive orders and the President’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) — are delaying and reducing patient care at Gallup Indian Medical Center, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led a bipartisan group of senators and representatives demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately release updated regulations for the newly expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and ensure the program is implemented quickly and effectively.
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawmakers… Read more »
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 4, the offices of U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and will bring together representatives from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) led 34 Members of Congress in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to protect immigrant access to Head Start.
The Representatives sent the letter after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 15… Read more »
