SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed $1,345,637 for the Santa Fe Housing Trust to provide more pathways to first-time home ownership to 2,050 New Mexicans living with HIV/AIDS. This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) are announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use… Read more »
After the Supreme Court dismissed Idaho v. United States, returning it to the Ninth Circuit Court, 259 Members of Congress ask the Ninth Circuit to affirm that federal law ensures abortion care qualifies as “emergency stabilizing care” under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and hospitals participating in Medicare must provide “emergency stabilizing treatment” to patients, including abortion care, when necessary.
The N.M Delegation joins the brief as New Mexico’s highly impacted health system continues to serve patients from neighboring states with restrictions on reproductive health care.
“In this case, respecting the supremacy of federal law is about more than just protecting our system of government; it is about protecting people’s lives.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting against the Fix Our Forests Act, which passed the House tonight by a vote of 268-151. Read more »
ROSWELL, NM – Following historic flooding in Chaves County over the weekend, Congresswoman Leger Fernández visited Roswell today, toured affected areas, and released the following statement. Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE NM – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss the growing homeownership and housing affordability crisis. They were joined by Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and Homewise CEO Mike Loftin. Congresswoman Leger Fernández discussed her recently introduced bill, the Home of Your Own Act, which would create national one-time, $30,000 homeownership grants for down payment assistance, closing costs, and repairs at move-in to help New Mexicans and families across the country become first-time homeowners. A pilot program funded by $750,000 in Community Project Funds secured by the Congresswoman has already helped multiple New Mexico families achieve the dream of purchasing their first home. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) announced the introduction of 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. Read more »
Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting for H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, which passed the House tonight by a widely bipartisan vote of 341-82.
“For weeks, extreme Republicans and Trump threatened a government shutdown unless a Continuing Resolution (CR) necessary to keep the government open… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined RECA advocates for a press conference calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill that would strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). It has been over… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement for the Navajo Nation as well as participating non-Tribal parties in the Rio San José watershed. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.)… Read more »
